Oil City in Venango County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 30, 2011
1. Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company Marker
Erected 1997 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 1894.
Location. 41° 25.957′ N, 79° 42.782′ W. Marker is in Oil City, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 8) and Halyday Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Located on landscaped traffic island at the intersection of Main Street (PA Route 8), Halyday Street and Petroleum Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oil City PA 16301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 walking distance of this marker: Jacob J. Vandergrift (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cornplanter (approx. 0.2 miles away); Patrick C. Boyle (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Cornplanter (approx. Ό mile away); In Memory of Cornplanter (approx. Ό mile away); In Commemoration of the Gift
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Also see . . . Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 30, 2011
2. Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 30, 2011
3. Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company Marker
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4. Joseph Reid
taken from Oil150.com website
Photographed by Unknown
5. An inset portrait of Joseph Reid and a larger etching of his single piston engine
Joseph Reid (inset) improved upon existing technologies with his single piston engine that ran on gas, and provided the power to pump oil from the ground.
Courtesy the Drake Well Museum, PHMC Bureau of Historic Sites and Museums
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,284 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on July 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
