Tidioute in Warren County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Grettenberger Pump

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Grettenberger Pump Marker

Inscription. One of approximately 200 pumps manufactured in Tidioute at a machine shop located near the mouth of Gordon Run. The pumps were invented around 1916 by Fred Grettenberger and the majority of the parts were patterned and machined by Fred and his sons, Bill, Charlie and George. Most of the pumps were sold in Pennsylvania, but one was shipped to Oklahoma. The pumps utilize a vacuum/suction principle to both draw from the ground as well as transport it to and from storage tanks. They are usually belt driven powered by a separate engine and a large wooden wheel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 41° 41.003′ N, 79° 24.707′ W. Marker is in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, in Warren County. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street and Sheridan Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tidioute PA 16351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Flowing Oil Well (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Grandin Well (approx. half a mile away); Indian Paint Hill (approx. 3.7 miles away); Lawunakhannek (approx. 6.7 miles away); Goschgoschink (approx. 8

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miles away); Hearts Content Recreation Area (approx. 8.2 miles away); Hickory Town (approx. 8.6 miles away); Indian Paths (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tidioute.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Grettenberger Pump Marker

Grettenberger Pump image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

3. Grettenberger Pump

One model of the pump

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.