Titusville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Titusvillia Drakei Caster

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 1, 2013

1. Titusvillia Drakei Caster Marker

Inscription. In ancient seabottom rocks exposed in this stream, the Holotype Specimen of a rare fossil sponge was found by Paleontologist Kenneth E. Caster. In 1939 in recognition of the support which brought the sciences of geology and paleontology to such eminence he named this new species in honor of the oil industry's birthplace and its founder.

Erected 1993 by The Colonel Inc. Drake Well Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Paleontology • Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 41° 37.974′ N, 79° 40.482′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of Union Street (Pennsylvania Route 89) and North Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Union Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Titusville PA 16354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. 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 walking distance of this marker: Pioneer Park [Cemetery] (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Byron D Benson (about 700 feet away); Scheide Home, 1864 (approx. ¼ mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Benson Memorial Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Hyde Home, 1864 (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. James Episcopal Church, 1863 (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Abbott Home

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 1, 2013

2. Titusvillia Drakei Caster Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 942 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 1, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on May 2, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.