1927 Map of Titusville

About this map

Titusville serves as the industrial heart of this landscape, situated at the confluence of Oil Creek and Pine Creek. The region's defining petroleum history is anchored by the historic Drake Oil Well just south of town, marking the birthplace of the modern oil industry. The map captures an era when specialized infrastructure supported this extraction, including the Pine Creek Pumping Sta and numerous pipe lines threading through the surrounding townships. Beyond the refineries and wells, the social fabric of northwestern Pennsylvania is visible through a dense network of country schools such as Cattaraugus Sch and Fink Ridge Sch. Small rural hubs like Hydetown, Pleasantville, and Grand Valley are connected by the New York Central railroad, illustrating how the rail-and-river economy maintained these settlements between the wooded hollows of Crawford and Venango counties.