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(McDonald Oil, Field,) McDonald, Pa.
For a brief period of time in 1891-1892, while pumping great quantities of
high quality "Pennsylvania Crude", McDonald's oil field was recognized as
the largest in the entire world.
To learn more . . . — — Map (db m178930) HM
Prolific composer and writer of popular songs for motion pictures and television from the 1940s to the 1990s. Born and raised in McDonald. Along with partner Ray Evans, Livingston earned Academy Awards for the songs “Buttons and Bows,” . . . — — Map (db m45733) HM
Oil was first struck here in 1890, and in 1891 and 1892 the field yielded the highest levels of oil in the world. Second only in Pa. history to the Bradford Oil Field in both size and production, it was instrumental in achieving the state's highest . . . — — Map (db m58541) HM
The McDonald Oil Field
The "Great Oil Boom Excitement” of 1891
In the early 1890's, just about the time that the commercialization of oil was becoming big
business, the Great McDonald Oil Field was the highest producing oil field in the . . . — — Map (db m178928) HM
Opposite was the log home of David Reed, leader of the Covenanter squatters on lands owned by George Washington. Here 13 of the Scotch-Irish pioneers met with him on September 20, 1784, defying his effort to remove them. — — Map (db m45728) HM
Near here at the David Reed home, Washington met September 20, 1784, with 13 Covenanter squatters on his tract of 2613 acres. Failure to fix terms of purchase forced him to bring suit at Washington to eject the illegal tenants. — — Map (db m45729) HM