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List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Venango County

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Location of Venango County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Venango County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Venango County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 30 historical markers located in Venango County.[1]

Historical markers

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Marker title Image Date dedicated Location Marker type Topics
Charles Lockhart (1818-1905) October 26, 2007 222 Center Street (PA 8), Oil City
41°26′04″N 79°42′26″W / 41.4344°N 79.7072°W / 41.4344; -79.7072 (Charles Lockhart)
City Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Crawford Family, The November 12, 2014 Emlenton Presbyterian Church, 508 Main Street, Emlenton
41°10′38″N 79°42′29″W / 41.17728°N 79.708057°W / 41.17728; -79.708057 (The Crawford Family)
Roadside Professions & Vocations, Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Densmore Tank Cars October 15, 2004 William Flinn Highway (PA 8), south of Titusville
41°34′10″N 79°41′31″W / 41.56935°N 79.69202°W / 41.56935; -79.69202 (Densmore Tank Cars)
Roadside Entrepreneurs, Invention, Oil & Gas, Railroads, Transportation
Drake Well Park n/a At Drake Well Museum, southeast of Titusville
41°36′42″N 79°39′27″W / 41.61168°N 79.65747°W / 41.61168; -79.65747 (Drake Well Park)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Drake Well Park March 20, 1947 At Drake Well Museum, SE of Titusville
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
First Oil Pipeline November 15, 1954 Rouseville Road (PA 227), 4 miles southwest of Pleasantville
41°32′29″N 79°36′39″W / 41.54152°N 79.61088°W / 41.54152; -79.61088 (First Oil Pipeline)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Transportation
Fort Franklin March 20, 1947 13th Street (US 322) & Franklin Avenue, Franklin
41°24′02″N 79°49′52″W / 41.40067°N 79.83112°W / 41.40067; -79.83112 (Fort Franklin)
Roadside American Revolution, Forts, Military
Fort Machault April 8, 1969 Elk Street & 8th Street (US 322), Franklin
41°23′22″N 79°49′20″W / 41.38942°N 79.82225°W / 41.38942; -79.82225 (Fort Machault)
City Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Venango October 10, 1972 Elk Street and 8th Street (US 322), Franklin
41°23′22″N 79°49′20″W / 41.38932°N 79.82217°W / 41.38932; -79.82217 (Fort Venango)
City Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American
Galena-Signal Oil Company August 7, 1999 Near County Courthouse, 1140 Liberty Street, Franklin
41°23′47″N 79°49′38″W / 41.39635°N 79.82718°W / 41.39635; -79.82718 (Galena-Signal Oil Company)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Railroads
George Bissell October 18, 2002 Near County Courthouse in South Park, corner of Liberty & South Park Streets Franklin
41°23′48″N 79°49′37″W / 41.3967°N 79.82705°W / 41.3967; -79.82705 (George Bissell)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Henry R. Rouse December 11, 1996 PA 8 near south borough line of Rouseville
41°28′07″N 79°41′29″W / 41.46858°N 79.69145°W / 41.46858; -79.69145 (Henry R. Rouse)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Humboldt Refinery August 3, 2001 Masonic Hall, Plumer Village along PA 227 outside Oil City
41°29′08″N 79°39′09″W / 41.48545°N 79.65248°W / 41.48545; -79.65248 (Humboldt Refinery)
Roadside Business & Industry, Invention, Oil & Gas
Jacob J. Vandergrift August 3, 2001 Justus Park, Oil City
41°25′56″N 79°42′32″W / 41.432167°N 79.709000°W / 41.432167; -79.709000 (Jacob J. Vandergrift)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Transportation
Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862) June 20, 2014 US 62/PA 8 between 3rd & 4th Streets, Reno
41°24′35″N 79°45′09″W / 41.409817°N 79.752467°W / 41.409817; -79.752467 (Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862))
Roadside Civil War, Military, Professions & Vocations
John Dewey July 20, 1980 At Oil City Fire Department Headquarters, Central Avenue & West 4th Street, Oil City
41°25′30″N 79°42′37″W / 41.424950°N 79.710267°W / 41.424950; -79.710267 (John Dewey)
City Education
John Franklin Carll (1826-1904) October 23, 2007 205 East State Street (PA 36), Pleasantville
41°35′26″N 79°34′38″W / 41.590633°N 79.577350°W / 41.590633; -79.577350 (John Franklin Carll)
Roadside Business & Industry, Medicine & Science, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Johnny Appleseed September 26, 1982 13th Street (US 322) & Franklin Avenue, Franklin
41°24′03″N 79°49′52″W / 41.400800°N 79.831050°W / 41.400800; -79.831050 (Johnny Appleseed)
City Agriculture, Folklore, Professions & Vocations
Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company October 10, 1997 Intersection of Main Street (PA 8), Halyday Street & Petroleum Street, Oil City
41°25′57″N 79°42′47″W / 41.432617°N 79.713033°W / 41.432617; -79.713033 (Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company)
City Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Oil Well Supply Company October 10, 1997 East Front Street (US 62) & East First Street, Oil City
41°25′45″N 79°42′33″W / 41.4291°N 79.70908°W / 41.4291; -79.70908 (Oil Well Supply Company)
City Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Old Garrison March 20, 1947 10th & Liberty Streets (US 322), Franklin
41°23′35″N 79°49′31″W / 41.393100°N 79.825217°W / 41.393100; -79.825217 (Old Garrison)
Roadside Military, Military Post-Civil War
Oldest Oil Producing Well August 5, 1958 William Flinn Highway (PA 8) at McClintock, just S of Rouseville
41°27′32″N 79°41′24″W / 41.45902°N 79.69002°W / 41.45902; -79.69002 (Oldest Oil Producing Well)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Pithole December 1, 1973 Pithole Road (SR 1006) at site
41°31′30″N 79°34′55″W / 41.52487°N 79.5819°W / 41.52487; -79.5819 (Pithole)
Roadside Environment
Pithole July 1, 1986 Rouseville Road (PA 227) & Pithole Road, ~5 miles from both Pleasantville and Rouseville
41°31′02″N 79°37′09″W / 41.51713°N 79.61913°W / 41.51713; -79.61913 (Pithole)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Pithole City July 26, 1966 At site on Pithole Road
41°31′28″N 79°34′54″W / 41.52442°N 79.58177°W / 41.52442; -79.58177 (Pithole City)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Samuel C. T. Dodd (1837-1907) November 7, 2008 1247 Liberty Street near Pennsylvania Alley, Franklin
41°23′51″N 79°49′47″W / 41.397617°N 79.829850°W / 41.397617; -79.829850 (Samuel C. T. Dodd)
City Government & Politics 20th Century, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations, Writers
Speechley Gas Pool Well October 28, 1999 Fryburg Road (PA 157) & Sawtown Road, east of US 62 junction & southeast of Oil City
41°23′26″N 79°35′00″W / 41.390517°N 79.583333°W / 41.390517; -79.583333 (Speechley Gas Pool Well)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Venango County October 18, 1981 County Courthouse, 12th & Liberty Streets, Franklin
41°23′51″N 79°49′39″W / 41.39742°N 79.82758°W / 41.39742; -79.82758 (Venango County)
City Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Venango Path August 23, 1987 Old Route 8 (SR 3013) & Georgetown Road (SR 3003), just north of Wesley
41°13′56″N 79°57′23″W / 41.23233°N 79.95628°W / 41.23233; -79.95628 (Venango Path)
Roadside George Washington, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
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