The Forensic Historian·Mar 12Gold Rush Shadows Rot In The Dust and the Collapse of Wild West BoomtownIntroduction: Where You Find Yourself in the Dust
Ryan Hilton·Mar 24, 2025Oil Boom Ignites in Western Pennsylvania (Mar. 24, 1860)The Biggest Oil Report Yet
Ryan Hilton·Feb 6, 2025Corry, PA: Oil, Faith and Fortune (Feb. 6, 1866)From Corry: Oil vs. Religion, Proposed Testimonial to Captain Drake
Ryan Hilton·Feb 4, 2025Letter to the Editor: Tidioute, Tionesta & Franklin (Feb. 4, 1867)Note: Today’s This Day in Oil History article is an abridged version of the original. It was first published in the Titusville Morning…
Ryan Hilton·Jan 29, 2025Discovery of Petroleum: From Ancient Knowledge to 1864This Day in Oil History, January 29
Ryan Hilton·Jan 22, 2025Titusville Fire of 1866: Arson Sparks Destruction and ReformThis Day in Oil History
Ryan Hilton·Jan 18, 20251865 Oil Boom: Pithole Creek’s Great Well and Oil ExcitementThis Day in Oil History
Ryan Hilton·Jan 10, 2025Oil Discoveries and Developments: Jan. 10, 1866Oil Intelligence from the Pennsylvania Oil Regions
Ryan Hilton·Jan 5, 2025Life in the Oil Regions: Jan. 5, 1870Stories from the January 5, 1870, issue of the Titusville Herald
