Oil City in Venango County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Commemoration of the Gift

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 24, 2013

1. In Commemoration of the Gift Marker

Inscription. In commemoration of the gift of 303 acres of land now occupied by the city of Oil City, and located at the mouth of the Allegheny River by Thomas Mifflin, as the first Governor of Pennsylvania, to Cornplanter, Chief of the Seneca Indians on March 6, 1796.

Erected by One 25 Incorporated.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 6, 1796.

Location. 41° 25.886′ N, 79° 42.476′ W. Marker is in Oil City, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. It can be reached from Seneca Street. Located near the Veterans Memorial Bridge in a park behind the Americas Best Value Inn & Suites. 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: Cornplanter (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacob J. Vandergrift (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oil Well Supply Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Cornplanter (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Cornplanter (approx. 0.2 miles away); Patrick C. Boyle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles Lockhart

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oil City.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 24, 2013

2. In Commemoration of the Gift Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.