Cornplanter Township near Pleasantville in Venango County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Photographers
Historic Pithole City
Photographed by Richard Peterson, October 14, 2026
1. Photographers Marker
Other photographers credited with original images of Pithole are Copeland and Fleming, whose gallery was on First Street, and A. D. Deming. The Pithole Business Directory also lists R. McDonnell’s Studio on First Street as well as Greves, Lomas, Donnell, and Pye, to name a few.
Captions:
– Photograph of John A. Mather (DW 687).
– An advertisement for Copeland & Fleming (DW 211). – Stamp of A. D. Deming on back of stereoview image (DW 161).
Erected 2026.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1865.
Location. 41° 31.453′ N, 79° 34.838′ W. Marker is near Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. It is in Cornplanter Township. It can be reached from Pithole Road 2.2 miles east of Rouseville
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Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Boomed and Gone (within shouting distance of this marker); Pithole City Vanishes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pithole City (about 300 feet away); Pithole (about 400 feet away); First Oil Pipeline (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Pithole (approx. 2 miles away); Humboldt Refinery (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of
Photographed by Richard Peterson, October 14, 2026
2. Photographers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
