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OIL WELL FIRE

Program
Great American Rail-Trail
Subject
Industry & Commerce, Site
Location
112 3rd St, McDonald, PA 15057, USA
Lat/Long
40.36656, -80.23639
Grant Recipient
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Historic Marker

OIL WELL FIRE

Inscription

OIL WELL FIRE
ON AUGUST 20, 1891, WELL ON
S. H. COOK LOT EXPLODED HERE.
FIRE THREATENED TRACKS AND
TOWN BEFORE FINALLY BEING
EXTINGUISHED ON AUGUST 27.
PANHANDLE TRAIL
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024