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Historical Markers in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Bedford 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 Bedford County, PA (94) Blair County, PA (113) Cambria County, PA (98) Fulton County, PA (47) Huntingdon County, PA (85) Somerset County, PA (147) Allegany County, MD (294)  BedfordCounty(94) Bedford County (94)  BlairCounty(113) Blair County (113)  CambriaCounty(98) Cambria County (98)  FultonCounty(47) Fulton County (47)  HuntingdonCounty(85) Huntingdon County (85)  SomersetCounty(147) Somerset County (147)  AlleganyCountyMaryland(294) Allegany County (294)
Bedford is the county seat for Bedford County
Pleasantville is in Bedford County
      Bedford County (94)  
ADJACENT TO BEDFORD COUNTY
      Blair County (113)  
      Cambria County (98)  
      Fulton County (47)  
      Huntingdon County (85)  
      Somerset County (147)  
      Allegany County, Maryland (294)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Pleasantville, West St. Clair Township — Benjamin Walker Homestead
Before and during the Civil War, Benjamin Walker, Abner Walker, Sr. and George Harbaugh worked closely with African American Underground Railroad conductors John Fiddler, Elisa Rouse and Joseph Crawley. Hundreds of fugitive slaves were led from the . . . Map (db m91088) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Pleasantville, West St. Clair Township — Pleasantville School1879-1978
This bell is all that remains of the school house, that once stood on these grounds. Purchased by the Pleasantville Borough at a cost of $1,500.00. The two story structure with bell tower, measuring 38 ft. x 40 ft. was built by Thomas S. Holsinger. . . . Map (db m114434) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Venango County, Pleasantville — First Oil Pipeline
Constructed in the fall of 1865. Following a straight course about 5 miles in length, it transported oil by pumps from Pithole to a railhead at Miller Farm, thus revolutionizing the transportation of petroleum. Dug up when Pithole wells were pumped . . . Map (db m64963) HM
4 Pennsylvania, Venango County, Pleasantville — John Franklin Carll(1826-1904)
Pioneer petroleum geologist and engineer, Carll originated many standard oil industry practices, including accurate drilling records, correlating and mapping sub-surface reservoir rocks, and explaining the increased productivity resulting from . . . Map (db m64964) HM
5 Pennsylvania, Venango County, Pleasantville — Pithole
Created in 1865 by the discovery of oil. Within a few months it was a boom town of 15,000 with banks, churches, hotels, newspaper, post office, water system, and railroad. Oil wells began to go dry in less than a year, and in time only excavations . . . Map (db m64960) HM
6 Pennsylvania, Venango County, Pleasantville — Pithole City
Site of oil boom town of 15,000. Established in 1865, a ghost town by 1868.Map (db m64961) HM
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024