Pennsylvania oil rush

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1870s
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Texas_oil_boom
gptkbp:hasResource petroleum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pennsylvania oil rush
gptkbp:impact environmental changes in Pennsylvania
transformation of energy markets
gptkbp:industry refining
kerosene production
gptkbp:influenced global oil industry
urbanization in northwestern Pennsylvania
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Edwin_Drake
gptkbp:legacy birth of modern petroleum industry
creation of oil pipelines
development of oil refineries
economic boom in Pennsylvania
establishment of oil transportation infrastructure
subsequent oil booms in other states
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Harper's_Weekly
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Franklin
gptkb:Oil_City
gptkb:Pithole_City
gptkb:Titusville
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Drake_Well
Empire Well
Funkville Well
Phillips Well
Woodford Well
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller
gptkb:Charles_Pratt
gptkb:Henry_Huttleston_Rogers
gptkb:Edwin_Drake
Samuel Kier
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Standard_Oil
gptkbp:resultedIn development of oil industry
growth of towns such as Titusville
gptkbp:significance first major oil boom in the United States
gptkbp:startDate 1859
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indiana_Gas_Boom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8