List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Venango County

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Venango County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,984. Its county seat is Franklin.-History:Venango County was created on March 12, 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties...

by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...

(PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 28 historical markers located in Venango County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Charles Lockhart (1818-1905)			222 Center St., Oil City 41.4344°N 79.7072°W	City	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Densmore Tank Cars			U.S. 8, south of Titusville 41.56935°N 79.69202°W	Roadside	Entrepreneurs, Invention, Oil & Gas, Railroads, Transportation
Drake Well Park Drake Well Museum The Drake Well Museum is a museum that interprets the birth of the American oil industry in 1859 by "Colonel" Edwin Drake along the banks of Oil Creek in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The museum collects and preserves related artifacts...		n/a	At Drake Well Museum, SE of Titusville 41.61168°N 79.65747°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Drake Well Park Oil Creek State Park Oil Creek State Park is Pennsylvania state park on in Cherrytree, Cornplanter and Oil Creek Township Townships, Venango County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is adjacent to Drake Well Museum, the site of the first successful oil well in the United States, that was drilled under the...			At Drake Well Museum, SE of Titusville °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
First Oil Pipeline			Pa. 227, 4 miles SW of Pleasantville 41.54152°N 79.61088°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Transportation
Fort Franklin			13th St. (U.S. 322) & Franklin Ave., Franklin 41.40067°N 79.83112°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military
Fort Machault Fort Machault Fort Machault was a fort built by the French in 1754 near the confluence of French Creek with the Allegheny River, at present-day Franklin, in northwest Pennsylvania. The fort was part of a line that included Fort Presque Isle, Fort Le Boeuf, and Fort Duquesne.- Description:The fort was built on a...			Elk St. & 8th St. (US 322), Franklin 41.38942°N 79.82225°W	City	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Venango Fort Venango Fort Venango was a small British fort built in 1760 near the site of present Franklin, Pennsylvania. The fort replaced Fort Machault, a French fort burned by the French in 1759 after they left the area near the end of the French and Indian War. On June 16, 1763, during Pontiac's Rebellion, the fort...			Elk St. and 8th St. (US 322), Franklin 41.38932°N 79.82217°W	City	Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American
Galena-Signal Oil Company			1140 Liberty St., near co. courthouse, Franklin 41.39635°N 79.82718°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Railroads
George Bissell George Bissell (industrialist) George Henry Bissell is often considered the father of the American oil industry. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, the son of Isaac Bissell and Nancy Wemple....			Corner of Liberty & S Park Sts. in South Park, near co. courthouse, Franklin 41.3967°N 79.82705°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Henry R. Rouse			Pa. 8 near S borough line of Rouseville 41.46858°N 79.69145°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Humboldt Refinery			Masonic Hall, Plumer Village along SR 227 outside Oil City 41.48545°N 79.65248°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Invention, Oil & Gas
Jacob J. Vandergrift			Justus Park, Oil City °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas, Transportation
John Dewey John Dewey John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey was an important early developer of the philosophy of pragmatism and one of the founders of functional psychology...			Central Ave. & W. 4th St., Oil City °N °W	City	Education
John Franklin Carll (1826-1904)			205 E State St., Pleasantville °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Medicine & Science, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
John William Heisman (1869-1936) John Heisman John William Heisman was an American player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College , Buchtel College, now known as the University of Akron , Auburn University , Clemson University , Georgia Tech , the...			adjacent to Carter Field, Central Ave. & Brown St., Titusville °N °W	Roadside	Football, Sports
Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed , born John Chapman, was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois...			13th St. (U.S. 322) & Franklin Ave., Franklin °N °W	City	Agriculture, Folklore, Professions & Vocations
Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company			Intersection of Main St. (Pa. 8), Halyday St. & Petroleum St., Oil City °N °W	City	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Oil Well Supply Company			East Front St. (U.S. 62) & East First St., Oil City 41.4291°N 79.70908°W	City	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Old Garrison			10th & Liberty Sts. (on U.S. 322), Franklin °N °W	Roadside	Military, Military Post-Civil War
Oldest Oil Producing Well			William Finn Hwy. (PA 8) at McClintock, just S of Rouseville 41.45902°N 79.69002°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Pithole			Pithole Rd. (SR 1006) at site 41.52487°N 79.5819°W	Roadside	Environment
Pithole			Rouseville Rd. (PA 227) & Pithole Rd. (SR 1006), ~5 miles from both Pleasantville and Rouseville 41.51713°N 79.61913°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Pithole City			At site on Pithole Rd. (SR 1006) 41.52442°N 79.58177°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Samuel C. T. Dodd (1837-1907)			1247 Liberty St. near Pennsylvania Alley, Franklin °N °W	City	Government & Politics 20th Century, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations, Writers
Speechley Gas Pool Well			Rte. 157 & Twp. Road 60028, E of US62 junction & SE of Oil City °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Venango County Venango County, Pennsylvania Venango County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,984. Its county seat is Franklin.-History:Venango County was created on March 12, 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties...			County Courthouse, 12th & Liberty Sts., Franklin 41.39742°N 79.82758°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Venango Path Venango Path Venango Path was a Native American trail that ran from the Forks of the Ohio to Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The trail was named after the Native American village of Venango where French Creek empties into the Allegheny River...			Old Rt. 8 (SR 3013) & Georgetown Rd. (SR 3003), just N of Wesley 41.23233°N 79.95628°W	Roadside	George Washington, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation

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