T.B. Whitacre penned those words to his grandfather on July 30, 1865. Just seven months earlier, an oil strike along Pithole Creek at Holmden Farm in January had drawn him and hundreds of people, ...

Not far from Erie lies the birthplace of the American oil industry. Watch and learn. Not far from Erie lies the birthplace of the American oil industry making millionaires of some while killed others.

PITHOLE CITY, Pa. — For the briefest of moments, this unfortunately named spot was the center of a new industry that would quite literally change the world. But the oil discovered at Pithole City ...

Pithole City, Pennsylvania — "Pap, I think you had better come see Pithole." T.B. Whitacre penned those words to his grandfather on July 30, 1865. In January, just seven months earlier, an oil strike ...

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OIL CITY -- Tours, music, re-enactments, games and exhibits will be offered during Wildcatter Day at Pithole Historic Site on Saturday. Visitors also will be able to "lease" property in the onetime ...

Seth Whitehead’s March 28 Guest Commentary uses fear to scare us from a fossil-free future. Whitehead uses sugar- and tobacco-industry tactics to confuse and promote fake narratives. Pithole City, Pa.

OIL CITY -- Tours, music, re-enactments, games and exhibits will be offered during Wildcatter Day at Pithole Historic Site on Saturday. Visitors also will be able to "lease" property in the onetime ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

PITHOLE CITY, Pennsylvania -- "Pap, I think you had better come see Pithole." T.B. Whitacre penned those words to his grandfather on July 30, 1865. In January, just seven months earlier, an oil strike ...

Not far from Erie lies the birthplace of the American oil industry. Watch and learn. Not far from Erie lies the birthplace of the American oil industry making millionaires of some while killed others.

PITHOLE CITY, Penn. — “Pap, I think you had better come see Pithole.” T.B. Whitacre penned those words to his grandfather on July 30, 1865. In January, just seven months earlier, an oil strike along ...