Grassy Trails Leads To the Ghost-Town That Once Boomed In Wealth
It became one of the most successful towns in 1865, but by 1868 only a shell of Pithole, Pennsylvania remained. The Frazier Well, the first well drilled near Pithole Creek, hit oil on January 7, 1865, signaling the start of an oil boom. An estimated 250 barrels of oil a day, sold at $8 a gallon,... Sign in to see full entry.