Oil Region National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The national heritage area commemorates and promotes the region surrounding Edwin Drake's

oil well An oil well is a drillhole boring in Earth that is designed to bring petroleum oil hydrocarbons to the surface. Usually some natural gas is released as associated petroleum gas along with the oil. A well that is designed to produce only gas may ...

of 1859 near Titusville, which gave rise to the modern oil industry. The national heritage area includes all of

Venango County Venango County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1805. Venango County comprises the Oil City, ...

and a portion of Crawford County, including Titusville and Oil Creek Township, in and around the Oil Creek valley. The Oil Region National Heritage Area was established by Public Law 108-447 in 2004. It is administered by the Oil Region Alliance. The

Drake Well Museum The Drake Well Museum and Park is a museum that interprets the birth of the American oil industry in 1859 by "Colonel" Edwin Drake along the banks of Oil Creek in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The museu ...

and Oil Creek State Park are located in this region

References

External links

Oil Regional National Heritage Area official website
{{coord, 41.43306, -79.70756, type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-PA, display=title National Heritage Areas of the United States 2004 establishments in Pennsylvania Protected areas established in 2004 Protected areas of Venango County, Pennsylvania Protected areas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania