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Before It Was Understood

Before It Was Understood

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Long before derricks rose over Oil Creek, petroleum was already here.

It drifted across still water, gathered in quiet places, and was collected in small amounts by those who knew where to look. Sold as “rock oil” and “Seneca oil,” it was used as medicine and curiosity long before anyone imagined it could power an industry.

This episode explores a time when oil was present, but not yet fully understood.

Listen now to Episode 2 of Oil Region Tales, the storytelling podcast of the Venango Museum in Oil City, where the stories of Pennsylvania’s Oil Region linger just beneath the surface.

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