Ohio Oil and Gas (Images of America: Ohio)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738551716 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jeff A. He has written several papers for the Oil-Industry History journal. Camp, a geology professor at the University of Toledo, is the author of three other Arcadia titles. Spencer is a petroleum geologist, oil field historian, and collector of oil field postcards. Mark J.
The Ohio Oil Company, now Marathon Oil, was active in the area and still maintains an office in Findlay. Forty-five years before the drilling of the famous 1859 Colonel Drake oil well in Pennsylvania, oil was produced and marketed from salt brine wells dug in southeast Ohio. The 1885 discovery of the giant Lima-Indiana oil field set off the oil boom of northwest Ohio, a period of land speculation and rapid oil field development that lasted over 20 years and propelled Ohio into the leading oil-producing state from 1895 to 1903. The oil was bottled and sold as a cure-all medicine, Seneca Oil. In 1860, one of the first oil fields in Ohio was discovered approximately 10 miles southeast of these wells. John D. The Bremen oil field was discovered in south-central Ohio in 1907, setting off another oil boom, which included drilling within the city limits.. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil of Cleveland built st
Good book the only drawback to this book is the table of contents is a bit misleading, it says that there is a whole chapter devoted to morrow county it is not, only about Good book M the only drawback to this book is the table of contents is a bit misleading, it says that there is a whole chapter devoted to morrow county it is not, only about 4 pages of the 15 page chapter is related to moorow county oil. pages of the 15 page chapter is related to moorow county oil. Five Stars Purchased as a gift. My husband loves these books and buys them where ever we've lived or visited.. "Five Stars" according to Anna B. Selfridge. :)
He has written several papers for the Oil-Industry History journal. Spencer is a petroleum geologist, oil field historian, and collector of oil field postcards. . About the Author Jeff A. Mark J. Camp, a geology professor at the University of Toledo, is the author of three other Arcadia titles