Downtown in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kier Refinery
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 14, 2011
1. Kier Refinery Marker
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 1854.
Location. 40° 26.475′ N, 79° 59.62′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of Bigelow Boulevard and 7th Avenue. Crosstown Park near Chatham / Bigelow Square, between Bigelow Boulevard & 7th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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: Refining Crude Oil (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First English Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 500 feet away); Mark W. Melcher Memorial (about 600 feet away); Gulf Building (about 600 feet away); Strawberry Way (about 800 feet away); Allegheny HYP Club (Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club)
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Also see . . .
1. Samuel Kier (1813-1874) – Giving Oil Commercial Value. (Submitted on June 14, 2011.)
2. Kier Refinery - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on June 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 14, 2011
2. Kier Refinery Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 14, 2011
3. Kier Refinery Marker
Photographed by American Manufacturer and Iron World, circa 1901
4. Samuel Martin Kier
(July 19, 1813 – October 6, 1874) was an American inventor and businessman who is credited with founding the American petroleum refining industry. He was the first person in the United States to refine crude oil into lamp oil
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,644 times since then and 115 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
