Titusville, Pennsylvania

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Titusville, Pennsylvania is a small city in northwestern Pennsylvania historically known as the birthplace of the modern oil industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 814
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 41.627°N 79.673°W
country United States of America
countrySubdivision Northeastern United States
county Crawford County, Pennsylvania
demographicCharacteristic small population
economicHistory boomtown during early oil era
elevation approximately 1,200 feet above sea level
foundedAsSettlement early 19th century
governmentType city government
hasEducationalInstitution Titusville Area School District
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
hasHeritageDesignation historic oil boom town
hasHistoricDistrict Titusville Historic District
hasHistoricSite Drake Well
Drake Well Museum and Park
hasIndustry manufacturing (historical)
oil refining (historical)
tourism
hasMuseum Titusville Iron Works Museum
hasNearbyProtectedArea Oil Creek State Park
hasPostalCode 16354
hasRailwayHistory Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad
hasTransportation Pennsylvania Route 27
Pennsylvania Route 8
hasUTCOffset UTC−05:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−04:00
historicalSignificance site of first commercially successful oil well in the United States
incorporatedAsBorough mid-19th century
incorporatedAsCity late 19th century
influencedByEvent Pennsylvania oil rush
knownFor birthplace of the modern oil industry
early petroleum production
locatedIn northwestern Pennsylvania
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Erie, Pennsylvania
Franklin, Pennsylvania
locatedOnWaterbody Oil Creek
namedAfter Titus family
near Oil Creek State Park
partOf Appalachian Plateau
Oil Creek Valley
linked to: Oil Creek valley
populationTrend small city
region Oil Region of Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania

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Drake Well locatedIn Titusville, Pennsylvania
Oil Creek region of Pennsylvania hasPart Titusville, Pennsylvania
Jeannie Seely placeOfBirth Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Titusville, Pennsylvania
Hayden White placeOfBirth Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
linked to: Titusville, Pennsylvania
Oil City hasNearbyCity Titusville, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Route 8 passesThroughBorough Titusville, Pennsylvania
Crawford County, Pennsylvania hasCity Titusville, Pennsylvania
Drake Well locatedIn Titusville, Pennsylvania
Drake Well Museum and Park locatedIn Titusville, Pennsylvania
Drake Well Museum and Park nearbyAttractionOf Titusville, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania oil rush inceptionSite Titusville, Pennsylvania
Edwin Drake workLocation Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Titusville, Pennsylvania
Edwin Drake residence Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Titusville, Pennsylvania
Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad terminus Titusville, Pennsylvania
Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad nearestCity Titusville, Pennsylvania
Oil Creek valley contains Titusville, Pennsylvania
Oil Creek valley hasNearbyCity Titusville, Pennsylvania
Oil Creek State Park locatedNear Titusville, Pennsylvania
George Bissell associatedWithPlace Titusville, Pennsylvania