On july 6, 1904, the carnegie library of oil city opened its doors with 5,000 books that were donated by the belles lettres club. Oil cityarea historical tornado activity is above louisiana state average. It provides an early look into the history of oil city written by the people who were actually living in that time. Browse obituaries and death records in oil city, louisiana james humphrey, 59 apr 18, 2020 james oliver allen, 81 apr 11, 2020. The struggle for the soul of americas most seductive city. It has had the fortune of possessing the optimal conditions needed for the formation of hydrocarbons. Oil city is located in northwestern caddo parish at 32. We found 23 books set in oil city and 3 others set nearby. The international day of girls in science aims to promote full and equal access. Ananias, along with surrey and caddo city, were absorbed into oil city. At the time, the town was known as ananias, a name that it supposedly had been given by some shreveport men who owned a hunting and fishing club on caddo lake at what is known as kool point.
A dam was built in 1914, which caused the water levels to rise, killing the mussels and the pearl industry. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The prose demonstrates how the writers of the time wrote, spelled and possibly spoke the english language. The concept of a library in our community began in 1864 when a group of citizens formed an organization called the petroleum institute. Branch history the oil city branch was the ninth parttime rural branch to be established by shreve memorial library. Vivian is a town in caddo parish, louisiana, united states and is home to the red bud festival. After the discovery of oil in 1905, the flag stop was destined to become a boom town. Jules tygiel is professor of history at san francisco state university and the author of the great. Located in aptlynamed oil city, the louisiana state oil and gas museum interprets the fascinating drama of louisianas early oil industry history though. Get in touch with an oil city real estate agent who can help you find the home of your dreams in oil city.
History of venango county, pennsylvania its past and present, including. Save 2020 7th annual festival of books and business extravaganza to your collection. The most interesting and informative books about energy security, with a specific focus on the topics of oil and natural gas. The first louisiana oil well discovered the giant jennings field in 1901 and launched the pelican states petroleum industry. Drake oil well was first major strike,easttitusville, near oil city,palocal newspaper is called. The book was written in the context of the harding administrations teapot dome scandal and takes place in southern california. Proper nonfiction history books, not historical fiction, about any period, event, area or topic you like. In 1904 savage brothers and morrical drilled the first oil well. By 1870 oliver and his family were back in enfield and back to the business of produce merchant. Search for other bookbinders in oil city on the real yellow pages. The 5 best things to do in oil city 2020 with photos. A first addition to oil city plat was filed on january 30, 1920, by the olympic oil company of washington and a. Oil city school history part i early days and high school years. This part of louisiana, of course, was built on the oil and gas industry and visitors interested in the technical aspects of oil field work will.
Oil city supply company was founded in 1962, and is located at 401 highway 1 in oil city. I didnt mean this to be a list of pop history, but i think its too late now, so you might as well go ahead. Oil, stocks, and scandal during the roaring twenties jules. I started to look around for some kind of history for oil cityand found your post. Notable people, lost tales, and forgotten facts of oil city. A hidden treasure lies in the northwestern corner of the state of louisiana. Hidden amidst the oil rigging and equipment yards is a hard working population steeped in the. Local papers include the blizzard, the derrick and oil city register. The seven books you must read if you want to understand oil. Aside from buying books for the publics use, the group met weekly to listen to essays, music, readings and to debate. Knowles grew up in an oil family and was a successful oilwoman in her own right. The town became the first wild cat town in the arklatex, as tough. Being in he the oil and gas industry for the last 40 years, this book is a great reference for any engineer or person with an inquisitive mind.
A strange visit to the pennsylvania oil sites my american. Located in aptlynamed oil city, the louisiana state oil and gas museum interprets the fascinating drama of louisianas early oil industry history though photographs, films and lifesize dioramas. The atlas of the oil region of pennsylvania was published in 1865 by f. The following early book about oil city is interesting on several accounts. International day of girls in science kaleidoscope craft. Just wellwritten, wellresearched, informative and interesting books for historians, history students and history enthusiasts. Pleasant is home to central michigan university and the soaring eagle casino, a place to experience adventure. Oil history books an exploration of educational texts helping to preserve people and places of petroleum history. In november 1932 the local parentteacher association put a gas meter in the branch and began paying for the gas used by the library. Vivian is part of the shreveportbossier city metropolitan statistical area. The local politician served for 40 years on the caddo parish police jury 19331972 and again from 19791980. He served as mayor of vivian from 19381946, and again from 19621966. Plumer, pithole, and oil city a true local treasure.
This was more oil promotion than newspaper, and was published by the olympic oil co. A compilation of newspapers from around the world dating back to as early as the 1600s up to modern times. Dec 04, 2012 not a complete answer but cadillac desert is fascinating. Images from private, local collections make cherry run valley. It is a social and political satire skewering the human foibles of all its characters. Book restoration, book repair and hand binding available at restorabook in oil city, louisiana. Guide book, fourteenth annual field trip, june 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 1939. Oil city the oil city branch was the ninth parttime rural branch. The picture is as published in sam colliers book north caddo parish from a. Our collections, primarily pertaining to louisiana state and governmental history, include books, manuscripts, photographs, newspaper, microfilm and more.
This part of louisiana, of course, was built on the oil and gas industry and visitors interested in the. Not a complete answer but cadillac desert is fascinating. A sleepy town with a vibrant history lies on the shores of wonderful caddo lake. Power library is the online portal to all that pennsylvania libraries offer.
Oil city was founded as a flag stop along the kansas city southern railroad. There was an oil city news that published at least three issues. Oil city high school oil can yearbook oil city, pa, covers 1 15 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. After years of searching to validate libbies story, i found them in the 1865 new york state census with olivers occupation as petroleum agent in oil city. Browse our online catalog of resources available in the archival collections housed at the louisiana state archives. Im assuming few are likely to read this book unless theyre specifically researching the history oil and gas industry. However, the building was upgraded and modernized in 1959 with funds from the smedley and justus estates. For over 50 years, the original building served the community well without capital improvements. On november 1, 1999, the market price for sweet light was 21. Oil city high school oil can yearbook oil city, pa. A history of the oil region of venango county, pennsylvania by s. Venango county historical society historical society.
Sep 15, 2005 a first addition to oil city plat was filed on january 30, 1920, by the olympic oil company of washington and a. Oil city is about 20 miles north of shreveport, where louisiana, texas and arkansas converge. The detailed maps of each of the two larger cities in venango county oil city and franklin and the oil creek and cherry run maps show individual properties and the locations of each of the many petroleumbased companies a new industry that was established in the oil region as a. Nine months after the 1901 headlinemaking oil discovery at spindletop, texas, oil erupted 90 miles to the east. Kid cafe is our after school feeding program where children and teens are welcome to come in and have an after school snack thanks to the food bank of northwest louisiana. Here is some light reading on light crude with a tilt to history, science, and talking your way out of a business meeting on. Although this is a fairly long, very specific work last updated over 25 years ago, its surprisingly engaging and wellwritten. The town is situated on the banks of caddo lake, a massive freshwater reservoir that is popular with anglers and families looking for a weekend getaway as its name implies, oil city was a boom town for the oil and gas industries in the early 20th century. To find out the current pricebbl of louisiana crude oil, look in a newspaper such as the wall street journal, section c, under the stock quote category of futures prices, for light sweet this is the type of crude oil produced in louisiana. He has a feature documentary in development,for which this book is a timeline. Explore over 1,000 acres of parkland, unique boutiques and more while visiting. From the earliest days to the first sighting of the new commodity to the migration down the length of oil creek, the cherry run valley weathered it all. Almost a quarter million wells would be drilled by 2014.