Oil City in Venango County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jacob J. Vandergrift
(1827-1899)
Erected 2001 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location. 41° 25.93′ N, 79° 42.54′ W. Marker is in Oil City, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Seneca Street and Elm Street. Touch for map. Located by the Allegheny River in Justus Park. Marker is in this post office area: Oil City PA 16301, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cornplanter (within shouting distance of this marker); In Commemoration of the Gift (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Cornplanter (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Cornplanter (about 600 feet away); Patrick C. Boyle (about 600 feet away); Charles Lockhart (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oil Well Supply Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oil City.
Also see . . .
1. Jacob J. Vandergrift - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAhistory.com (Submitted on June 7, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
2. Jacob J Vandergrift at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on February 20, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.