| Around Titusville Contributor(s): Weber, David L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 073853630X ISBN-13: 9780738536309 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Straddling Crawford, Venango, and Warren Counties in northwestern Pennsylvania, Titusville was founded by surveyor and land agent Jonathan Titus in 1796. Most of Titusville's growth stemmed from the completion of the world's first successful commercially drilled oil well by Edwin L. Drake and William A. Smith in August 1859; but petroleum was not the only major factor in the town's economy. Significant developments in agriculture, steel production, boiler and radiator manufacturing, defense and aerospace-related contracting, plastics, textiles, and cutlery manufacturing have also taken place in Oil Creek Valley. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.89 |
| LCCN: 2004105908 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.62" W x 9.28" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
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Contributor Bio(s): Weber, David L.: - A freelance writer and historical researcher and consultant, David L. Weber is a lifelong resident of Pleasantville and vice president of the Titusville Historical Society. His work has been published in numerous newspapers and magazines. |