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Pennsylvania
Petroleum Center oil boomtown
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1866-1873 oil boomtown
Oil town that grew around wells on the McClintock farm, reaching over 3,000 people by summer 1866 with a bank, two churches, a theater and about six hotels; President Grant visited in 1871. It was essentially abandoned after 1873.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
creek, old well holes
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