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Richburg in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

One Mile East of this Spot

 
 
One Mile East of this Spot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 4, 2015
1. One Mile East of this Spot Marker
Inscription. Stands a monument marking the site of the first commercial well in the Richburg Oil Field. Completed April 27, 1881. This marker was erected by local oil producers and the site provided by the Richburg Board of Education.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1881.
 
Location. 42° 5.297′ N, 78° 9.218′ W. Marker is in Richburg, New York, in Allegany County. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 275) and Richardson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richburg NY 14774, 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 Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bolivar Free Library (approx. 1.7 miles away); This Is Oil Country! (approx. 1.8 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Lesuer House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Triangle No. 1 (approx. 6.6 miles away); B.J. Thomas (approx. 7 miles away); In Grateful Remembrance (approx. 8.2 miles away); Friendship Free Library (approx. 8.3 miles away).
 
More about this marker. Marker is mounted to a large stone at the corner of Main Street and Richardson Avenue
 
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One Mile East of this Spot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 4, 2015
2. One Mile East of this Spot Marker
Marker is on stone next to light pole
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 
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Jun. 22, 2026