Historical Marker

Washington

Historical marker location:
105 Murtland Ave, South Strabane Township, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Murtland Avenue (U.S. 19) and North Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Murtland Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1947

Pennsylvania was home to the first commercially drilled oil well in the world, which was drilled in 1859 near Titusville.