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than $ 1 million was destroyed. Oil City grew into a thriving community through the later half of the 19th century and into the 20th century. By the 1990s, Pennzoil, Quaker State, and Wolf's Head had all relocated their headquarters elsewhere. However, some oil wells continue to produce a steady supply of quality petroleum.
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January 1881 after the state implemented a new township charter law. A city hall was erected later that year on Seneca Street.
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an unnamed town around it, and erected a few buildings. On March 26, 1863, Henry
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Bannons and Halydays rented rooms in their homes and space in their barns to bargemen and rafters using the landing at Oil Creek Furnace. About 1852 or 1853, Thomas Moran settled in the area and built a large
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poor quality of iron ore in the area made their operations unprofitable and the furnace closed in 1849. The settlement was soon deserted, except for two families (the
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1700:"City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021"
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3026:Oil Region Astronomical Observatory
1908:, hmdb.org. Accessed June 26, 2023.
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2016:"Death of Thomas Martindale".
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3011:DeBence Antique Music World
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100:"A Special Blend of People"
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1336:McKeesport Little Braves
509:"Oil City, Pennsylvania"
112:Location of Oil City in
30:Not to be confused with
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2103:National Park Service
1906:Rynd Farm description
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2803:United States portal
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2796:Pennsylvania portal
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2605:Frenchcreek
2595:Cornplanter
2526:Cooperstown
2516:Barkeyville
2457:County seat
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2039:Daily Times
1681:October 12,
1656:October 12,
1549:–politician
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1483:Shauna Howe
1461:fighter ace
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1181:2023 (est.)
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433:2020 census
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3051:Categories
2764:Ghost town
2743:Pittsville
2698:Kennerdell
2665:Scrubgrass
2660:Sandycreek
2585:Cherrytree
2552:Sugarcreek
2547:Rouseville
1973:Eaton 1876
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1704:Census.gov
1593:References
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1469:Korean War
1452:hematology
1200:As of the
863:79°42′26″W
860:41°25′42″N
722:Pittsburgh
697:Titusville
681:subdivided
520:newspapers
308:Population
266:John Kluck
250:Government
167:79°42′26″W
164:41°25′42″N
3001:Applefest
2890:Oil Creek
2858:Geography
2781:Footnotes
2728:Cranberry
2645:President
2635:Pinegrove
2630:Oil Creek
2600:Cranberry
2575:Allegheny
2567:Townships
2149:April 24,
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2068:Bell 1890
2056:Bell 1890
2004:Bell 1890
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1961:Bell 1890
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1832:Bell 1890
1767:Bell 1890
1742:Bell 1890
1636:Citations
1413:Rudy York
851:Oil Creek
841:Geography
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714:Rynd Farm
702:boomtowns
637:steamboat
633:mill race
629:gristmill
550:June 2023
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2980:Pennzoil
2968:Industry
2655:Rockland
2650:Richland
2531:Emlenton
2508:Boroughs
2487:Oil City
2482:Franklin
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1560:See also
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1365:and the
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765:Oil City
734:Laytonia
677:patented
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396:42-56456
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2948:Venango
2936:Pithole
2899:History
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2670:Victory
2625:Oakland
2620:Mineral
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1598:Notes
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1296:Media
1219:Asian
1207:White
1189:−2.4%
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541:JSTOR
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