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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Crawford County, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Crawford County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Crawford County, PA (144) Erie County, PA (214) Mercer County, PA (96) Venango County, PA (69) Warren County, PA (35) Ashtabula County, OH (113) Trumbull County, OH (69)  CrawfordCounty(144) Crawford County (144)  ErieCounty(214) Erie County (214)  MercerCounty(96) Mercer County (96)  VenangoCounty(69) Venango County (69)  WarrenCounty(35) Warren County (35)  AshtabulaCountyOhio(113) Ashtabula County (113)  TrumbullCounty(69) Trumbull County (69)
Meadville is the county seat for Crawford County
Adjacent to Crawford County, Pennsylvania
      Erie County (214)  
      Mercer County (96)  
      Venango County (69)  
      Warren County (35)  
      Ashtabula County, Ohio (113)  
      Trumbull County, Ohio (69)  
 
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101 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — John Mather Home
On Main Street east of Kerr Street, on the left when traveling east.
John Aked Mather came from England to America in 1856. Having apprenticed himself to a traveling photographer, Mather arrived in Titusville in 1860 and began an unparalleled documentation of the oil industry. He followed every aspect of . . . Map (db m138356) HM
102 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — John William Heisman(1869-1936)
On East Central Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 27) at South Brown Street, on the right when traveling east on East Central Avenue.
Renowned college football coach and name-sake for the sport’s highest amateur honor, the Heisman Memorial Trophy. His innovations included legalizing the forward pass, the center snap, the scoreboard, and game quarters. Heisman promoted player . . . Map (db m50493) HM
103 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Jonathan Titus
On Franklin Street (Pennsylvania Route 8) south of Diamond Street (Pennsylvania Route 27), on the right when traveling north.
About one hundred feet east of this point stood the home of Jonathan Titus Founder of Titusville 1796 During the Sixties the old Titus Home was rebuilt as the Moore House, famous hostelry of early oil days, . . . Map (db m138175) HM
104 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Joseph Seep Home
On Main Street at Perry Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The Seep family emigrated from Germany in 1849 when Joseph was eleven years old. He moved to Titusville in 1869. Joseph became involved in the oil business, working for a firm that almost immediately was absorbed by the Standard Oil . . . Map (db m138496) HM
105 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — McKinney Hall
On Brown Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
John C. Bryan, an Irish emigrant who established the first iron foundry and machine shop in the area, built this home in 1871. The home in 1872 was sold to John D. Archbold who succeeded Rockefeller as president of Standard Oil. Colonel . . . Map (db m138334) HM
106 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Oil Creek
On Smock Blvd (Pennsylvania Route 8) at Bloss Street, on the right when traveling south on Smock Blvd.
Along this stream the first white explorers found Indians skimming surface oil. From 1859 to 1865, the center of oil production and its refining was along the banks of Oil Creek.Map (db m50494) HM
107 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Oil CreekPennsylvania Petroleum Products
On Smock Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right.
The Oil Creek Refining Company was founded by Dennis McGraw and incorporated in 1919-20. It was a "home-owned” oil refinery and operated in East Titusville. The company was the first to market motor oil in refinery-sealed, disposable cans . . . Map (db m134081) HM
108 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Penn-Drake Motor Oils
On Smock Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
The Penn Drake brand was originated by the American Oil Works of Titusville. Michael Heisman (John Heisman's father), Frank VonTacky, William Teege, and Louis Walz created the American Oil Works in Titusville in 1885. Pennsylvania Refining . . . Map (db m133880) HM
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109 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Pennzoil & South Penn
On Smock Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
The Pennzoil brand comes from a long history of foundings and mergers that date back to 1886 when local men Henry Suhr, Samuel Justus, and Louis Walz founded the Penn Refining Company In 1914, Penn Refining merged with Germania Refining Company, . . . Map (db m133876) HM
110 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Pioneer Park [Cemetery]
On Brook Street east of Franklin Street/Union Street, on the left when traveling east.
Here lie many of the founders of this community, men who helped to blaze the westward path of civilization. ——————— Respect their dust; revere their memory. . . . Map (db m138565) HM
111 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Quaker State Motor Oil
On Smock Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
In 1914, Thomas and Hopewell Phinny of Oil City created Phinny's Quaker State Medium Oil. The Phinnys were granted a trademark for Quaker State in August 1921. Quaker State was financed and marketed by J.B. Berry Brothers of Oil City. The . . . Map (db m133879) HM
112 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Roberts Torpedo
On Smock Blvd (Pennsylvania Route 8) 0.1 miles south of Barber Street, on the left when traveling south.
First successful device for increasing the flow of oil by setting off an explosion deep in a well. It was publicly demonstrated in 1865. The nitroglycerin was made .4 mile south of here, along Hammond Run.Map (db m50495) HM
113 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Scheide Home, 1864
On Washington Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.
In 1890, Josiah Benton, superintendent of Tidewater Pipeline and co-founder of Titusville Forge Company, purchased this Italianate house. Benton made such lavish changes that the Titusville Herald wrote, "...interior is said... to . . . Map (db m138502) HM
114 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Second National Bank, 1865
On Spring Street (Pennsylvania Route 8/27) west of Perry Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1955, the Second National Bank was the oldest bank in Crawford County in continuous operation. The 90th anniversary celebration featured displays of real and counterfeit bills for comparison, and currency dating from 1862. Over 700 . . . Map (db m138224) HM
115 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Site of Titusville Oil Exchange
On Exchange Place at Spring Street (Pennsylvania Route 8/27), on the left when traveling north on Exchange Place.
. . . Map (db m138228) HM
116 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Specialty Steelmaker of Titusville
On Central Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 27) at Murdock Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on Central Avenue.
Dedicated to CHARLES BURGESS, founder of the Titusville plant, and to the specialty steelmakers of Titusville, Pennsylvania. 1884-1984Map (db m138914) HM
117 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Spindletop
On Smock Road (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
Anthony F. Lucas began drilling a salt dome well with the Gladys City Company near Beaumont, Texas in 1899. When Lucas and his company ran out of money, John H. Galey and James M. Guffey, financed Lucas and formed a partnership named J.M. Guffey . . . Map (db m133830) HM
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118 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — St. James Episcopal Church, 1863
On Franklin Street (Pennsylvania Route 89) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Street.
The Bishop of Pennsylvania, deciding that it was important to establish a mission in the boisterous oil region, sent the Reverend Henry Purdon (shown) to gather a congregation. The first membership was small and consisted mostly of women. . . . Map (db m138426) HM
119 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — St. Titus Church
On West Spring Street at West Central Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 27), on the right when traveling west on West Spring Street.
Many Roman Catholics came into the area during the oil boom which began in 1859. The Reverend Father DeLarouque, who had been presiding over mass in a cooper shop, decided a church was needed. Ground was broken on this property in 1862 and the . . . Map (db m107779) HM
120 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Standard Oil Company
On Pennsylvania Route 8, on the right when traveling north.
John D. Rockefeller organized the Standard Oil Company in 1870. He owned wells in Titusville and Cleveland and began buying refineries in Pennsylvania and Ohio. By 1882, Standard Oil controlled 90% of the entire nation's refining capacity. The . . . Map (db m133636) HM
121 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Sterling Oil
On Pennsylvania Route 8, on the right when traveling north.
Sterling Oil was created in the 1890s by P.J. Bayer as a marketing vehicle for Emlenton Refinery's "Sterling" cylinder engine and Dynamo oil for Erie and Western New York. It was acquired by Eastern Refining Company during World War I. For the . . . Map (db m133716) HM
122 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Sun Oil Co./Sunoco
On Smock Blvd. (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
Titusville residents Joseph Pew and E.O. Emerson organized the Sun Oil Company in March 1890. Based in Pennsylvania, Sun Oil was operated by the Pew family who became giants in refining and shipbuilding. The company went public in 1922 and was . . . Map (db m133600) HM
123 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Texaco
On Smock Road (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
Texaco was formed at Spindletop in 1901 by Joseph Cullinan and Arnold Schlaet as the Texas Fuel Company. Cullinan served as president and general manager of Texaco. Joseph Cullinan was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania and lived part of his early . . . Map (db m133839) HM
124 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — The Abbott Home
On Main Street west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
William Hawkins Abbott was born in Connecticut in 1819, moved to Ohio, then came to Titusville in 1860. He invested in oil wells, including the Crossley which came in at 70 barrels a day. Recognizing oil as a marketable commodity when . . . Map (db m138491) HM
125 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — The Tarbell House
On Main Street west of Kerr Street, on the right when traveling west.
Ida Minerva Tarbell, best known for her History of Standard Oil, moved to Titusville in 1870. In her autobiography, All in the Day's Work, she described her home this way. "...when I was thirteen I found myself in . . . Map (db m138366) HM
126 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Tidewater
On Smock Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
In 1865, Titusville residents Byron Benson, Robert Hopkins and David McKelvy started a sawmill in Enterprise (located just outside Titusville) to finance their drilling operation; which they named the Enterprise Oil and Lumber Company. In . . . Map (db m134082) HM
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127 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Titusville Forge Division Honor RollServing Our Country — V —
On Saint John Street west of Franklin Street (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling west.
[Honor Roll of Veterans] [not transcribed]Map (db m138244) WM
128 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Titusville Iron Company, 1860
On South Perry Street at West Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling south on South Perry Street.
The first machine shop and foundry built to serve the oil industry was located "a year and a mile from Drake Well." In 1889, new owners organized it as the Titusville Iron Company, Limited, under executive officers John Fertig and James Curtis . . . Map (db m107782) HM
129 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Titusville Iron Works Company
On Franklin Street (Pennsylvania Route 8) 0.1 miles south of Spring Street (Pennsylvania Route 27), on the right when traveling south.
[Enlargements from company sales catalogs] The Plant of the Titusville Iron Works Company, Titusville, Pennsylvania. "Founded in 1860, within a year and a mile of the first (Drake) Oil Well." The first plant built in America devoted . . . Map (db m138305) HM
130 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Titusville Oil Exchange
On West Spring Street just east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.
The industry's first permanent oil exchange was organized in 1871 by producers, refiners, dealers, brokers. Starting in the American Hotel on this spot, it moved to other sites; returned here in a new three-story brick building, 1881. Dissolved . . . Map (db m50496) HM
131 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Titusville Oil Exchange: World's First
On Spring Street (Pennsylvania Route 8/27) east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
Titusville by 1870 had become the commercial capital of the developing oil industry. Oilmen realized an organization was needed to keep track of business transactions. "In January 1871 one hundred and sixteen dealers, producers, refiners, . . . Map (db m138226) HM
132 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Titusville Trust Company, 1919
Near West Spring Street, 0.1 miles east of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
"There are few bank buildings in America which equal this in permanence and quality of construction..." remarked architect Arthur Zimm. The Titusville Herald reported that "...few were prepared for the beauties revealed when its doors were . . . Map (db m79974) HM
133 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Titusvillia Drakei Caster
On Union Street (Pennsylvania Route 89) at North Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Union Street.
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 . . . Map (db m64970) HM
134 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell
This bell was located in the Episcopal Chapel in Townville, Pennsylvania. Albert Broadhurst, Rector of St. James Memorial Episcopal Church of Titusville, served that chapel. The bell, part of the estate of James A. and Elva B. Gillette, . . . Map (db m138335) HM
135 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Union 76 Gasoline
On Smock Road (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
Created in part by Cherrytree-born brothers Milton and Lyman Stewart, Union Oil Company of California was formed in 1890. After an early start not far from here in the Shamburg oil field, and serving in the Civil War, Lyman moved to Calfornia . . . Map (db m133872) HM
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136 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Universal Cyclops Steel Corporation Veterans Memorial
On Saint John Street west of Franklin Street (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling west.
In tribute to the employees of Universal Cyclops Steel Corporation who defended our freedom in the Armed Forces of our countryMap (db m138240) WM
137 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — ValvolinePennsylvania Motor Oils
On Smock Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
In 1867 Dr. John Ellis developed cylinder oils in Pennsylvania and in 1873 was awarded a trademark for Valvoline. He marketed it as superior in quality to lard and fat in lubrication and was used by many railroads. Valvoline became the standard . . . Map (db m133883) HM
138 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Veterans Memorial
On Central Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 8/27) at Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on Central Avenue.
In honor of all who gave their lives for our country ———————————— Dedicated to Titusville Area VeteransMap (db m138210) WM
139 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Western NY and PA Railway Freight Station, 1892
On South Perry Street, 0.1 miles north of St. John Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1860, Thomas Struthers and his partners formed the Oil Creek Railroad to haul freight, coal, and oil between Corry and Petroleum Centre. The original station was destroyed in Titusville's great flood and fire of 1892, but rebuilt later that year. . . . Map (db m107785) HM
140 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — William White Buildingcirca 1910
On Main Street west of Franklin Street (Pennsylvania Route 89), on the left when traveling west.
[Title is text]Map (db m138383) HM
141 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville — Wolf's Head Oils and Lubes
On Smock Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 8).
In 1879, A.L. Confer constructed a refining still 18 miles from here in Reno, PA called the Empire Oil Works. He recognized a need for a better illuminating oil and used carefully controlled temperatures to create a high-quality kerosene. In . . . Map (db m133887) HM
142 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Titusville, Oil Creek Township — Edwin L. Drake
On Spring Street (Pennsylvania Route 8), on the right when traveling north.
The man who sank the first oil well is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, and is commemorated by Niehaus's bronze figure of "The Driller." Drake Well is now a State park, a mile and a half south of Titusville.Map (db m50476) HM
143 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Venango — The Venango Veterans Memorial Bridge
On Gravel Run Road south of Cussewago Street (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling south.
At this location, the Venango Veterans Memorial Bridge once carried Cussewago Street over French Creek. It was an historically significant example of its type, and played an important role in the local history of Venango Borough and Cambridge . . . Map (db m132164) HM
144 Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Venango — Veterans Memorial
On Cussewago Street (U.S. 6) west of Meadville Street, on the right when traveling east.
Erected in 1953 as a lasting tribute to the men and women of Venango and area who have served their country Map (db m132162) WM
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