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The Grandin Well

 
 
The Grandin Well Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 3, 2012
1. The Grandin Well Marker
Inscription. At oil spring across river at this point J. L. Grandin began second well drilled specifically for oil, Aug., 1859, after Drake's success. It was dry, showing risks involved in oil drilling.
 
Erected 1959 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
 
Location. 41° 40.616′ N, 79° 25.013′ W. Marker is near Tidioute, Pennsylvania, in Warren County. It is in Limestone Township. It is at the intersection of U.S. 62 and Siggins Drive, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 62. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Flowing Oil Well (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grettenberger Pump (approx. half a mile away); Indian Paint Hill (approx. 4.1 miles away); Lawunakhannek (approx. 6.3 miles away); Goschgoschink (approx. 7.6 miles away); Hickory Town (approx. 8.2 miles away); Hearts Content Recreation Area (approx. 8½ miles away); Indian Paths (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tidioute.
 
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 The Grandin Well - Behind the Marker. Explore PA History website entry (Submitted on January 26, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.) 
 
The Grandin Well Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 3, 2012
2. The Grandin Well Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,072 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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