Ryan Hilton·Mar 24, 2025Oil Boom Ignites in Western Pennsylvania (Mar. 24, 1860)The Biggest Oil Report Yet
Ryan Hilton·Mar 18, 20251865 Allegheny River Flood: Unprecedented DevastationSpring Freshet: Great Destruction of Property
Ryan Hilton·Feb 16, 2025Oil Boom Fortunes: From Poverty to Riches in 1865A Big Thing in Oil Speculation
Ryan Hilton·Feb 10, 2025Oil Boom and Market Strains: Navigating Surplus Challenges (Feb. 10, 1862)The Pennsylvania Coal Oil Wells
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 27, 2025Refineries and Railroads of the Oil Region: Jan. 26, 1871This Day in Oil History for January 26
Ryan Hilton·Jan 20, 2025Petroleum Contaminates Pittsburgh Water Supply, Jan. 20, 1864This Day in Oil History