United States National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania
Oil Region National Heritage Area is a federally designatedNational Heritage Area in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state ofPennsylvania . The national heritage area commemorates and promotes the region surroundingEdwin Drake 'soil well of 1859 nearTitusville , which gave rise to the modern oil industry.[ 1]
The national heritage area includes all ofVenango County and a portion ofCrawford County , including Titusville andOil Creek Township ,[ 1] Oil Creek valley.[ 2]
The Oil Region National Heritage Area was established by Public Law 108-447 in 2004. It is administered by the Oil Region Alliance.[ 3]
TheDrake Well Museum [ 4] [ 5] Oil Creek State Park are located in this region
^a b "PA Oil Heritage Region" . Oil Region Alliance. RetrievedApril 24, 2012 .^ Shaw, L. C.; W. F. Busch (June 1984).Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II . Water Resources Bulletin. Vol. 16. Prepared in Cooperation with theUnited States Department of the Interior Geological Survey .Harrisburg, PA : Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters. p. 270. ^ "Authorizing Legislation" . Oil Region Alliance. Archived fromthe original on May 5, 2012. RetrievedApril 24, 2012 .^ " . Friends of Drake Well, Inc. and thePennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . RetrievedNovember 9, 2007 .^ "Pennsylvania Trail of History" . Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Archived fromthe original on October 15, 2007. RetrievedNovember 9, 2007 .
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