Rushford in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The First Oil Well in State of New York

The first oil well drilled in State of New York Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 25, 2021

1. The first oil well drilled in State of New York Marker

Inscription. The First Oil Well
Drilled in
State of New York
July 1860
Bopp Farm
Rushford Township

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 42° 22.588′ N, 78° 18.126′ W. Marker is in Rushford, New York, in Allegany County. It is on Agett Road 0.8 miles north of Hardys Corners Road (County Route 7B), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rushford NY 14777, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: Early School (approx. 5.3 miles away); Hanging Bog (approx. 5.6 miles away); Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge (approx. 7½ miles away); Centerville Town Hall (approx. 7.6 miles away); Welsh Settlement (approx. 7.6 miles away); Peter T. Tenbroeck (approx. 7.7 miles away); a different marker also named Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge (approx. 7.8 miles away); In A.D. 1918 (approx. 7.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Pioneer Oil Museum of New York. (Submitted on July 2, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York.)

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 25, 2021

2. The first oil well drilled in State of New York Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 710 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.