Ohio race horses helped bring about the county fair |
Monday, October 10, 2016
Origins of the Crawford County Fair
Labels:
1850's,
1870's,
1880's,
1890's,
1910's,
1940's,
Cambridge Springs,
Cochranton,
Conneaut Lake,
Conneautville,
Exposition Park,
Local Industry,
Meadville,
Titusville
Location:
Meadville, PA 16335, USA
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Shadows of the Past
This gorgeous Italianate building, designed by Francis Marion Ellis and paid for with the Tarr Family's $2 million (over $35 million today) in revenue from the Oil Boom, was a testament to oil's influence in our region and the nation as a whole. The Tarrs were one of our country's first oil barons and their home of over 12,000 square feet will stand the test of time to become the self-sustaining Crawford County Historical Society's headquarters and history center!
Labels:
1860's,
Family Histories,
Local Historical Figures,
Local Industry,
Meadville,
Tarr Mansion,
The Oil Boom
Location:
Meadville, PA 16335, USA
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Fire Rode the Flood: Disaster in the Oil Region
A boy sits among the debris in Titusville |
Labels:
1890's,
Little Known Facts,
Local Industry,
Meadville,
Spartansburg,
The Oil Boom,
Titusville
Location:
Titusville, PA 16354, USA
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