During World War I Women were employed at the Texas Company, Lawrenceville Works. The photo below shows the barrel filling operations at...

in 1939 Indian Refining Company decided they needed parking for their employees' cars.

Here are some of our favorite Oil Field Photos. Stop by the research library Monday, Wedneday, or Friday Morning 9-12 to see more. L to...

In the early days of the oil boom, oil derricks could be found inside the city limits of Bridgeport.

Local realtor and auctioneer Zane Parrott will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Lawrence County Historical Society on...

News from Lawrence County published in the Vincennes Sun Commercial July 1962 July 15 Lawrence County Circuit Court Judge, Roy O. Gulley,...

The curators found this photo in a scrapbook made from articles in the Beacon magazine, a publication for Ohio Oil personnel. It was not...

November 1950 The 355th Engineer Depot Company at Bridgeport, Illinois was activated and sent to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for...

October 1915 In the photograph below, Ohio Oil's crew of carpenters and roustabouts are headed for the new gasoline plant being built at...

According to the records of the Bridgeport Office, old well No. 1 on the C L Lewis farm, Petty Township, was completed on or about May...