Hinsdale in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Seneca Oil Spring
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 26, 2013
1. Seneca Oil Spring Marker
Erected 1932 by New York State Department of Education.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1627.
Location. 42° 13.093′ N, 78° 18.705′ W. Marker is in Hinsdale, New York, in Cattaraugus County. It is at the intersection of West Shore Road (County Route 50) and Cuba Maplehurst Road (New York State Route 446), on the right when traveling south on West Shore Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hinsdale NY 14743, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Seneca Oil Spring (approx. one mile away); Dedicated to All Veterans (approx. 1.8 miles away); Cuba Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cuba Lake (approx. 2.6 miles away); Early School (approx. 6.7 miles away); Hanging Bog (approx. 6.8 miles away); Friendship Free Library (approx. 9.1 miles away); In Grateful Remembrance (approx. 9.8 miles away).
Additional commentary.
1. Missionary, Joseph de La Roche Daillon, first report of oil in North America.
In 1627, a French Catholic missionary named Joseph de La Roche Daillon was led to a small natural petroleum creek by the Native Americans. The missionary recorded the incident in a letter home to France, providing the first account of oil in North America.
— Submitted July 9, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 19, 2015
2. Seneca Oil Spring Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 26, 2013
3. Seneca Oil Spring Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 19, 2015
4. Westward
NY Route 446 at left. Marker is to the right of the stop sign.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 19, 2015
5. Eastward on NY 446
Sign on opposite side of NY 446, "Seneca Oil Spring. First petroleum in America - 1627. 1 mi. north." Beyond the sign is a bridge and the sign for entering Allegany County.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,482 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on August 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 3. submitted on May 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
