A few weeks ago a reader rquested an article that had appeared on the old blog ( before Google deided that blog was spam and deleted it from the web, and yes we are still mad about that but moving on.....) Anway here is the post again.    July 23, 1909 The Oil City Derrick (Oil City, Pennsylvania) The record of the Diver farm is wonderful and has never been equaled in production nor in longevity of the wells. The John Dive r farm of 35 acres located a mile south of Bridgeport

Lawrence County News November 14, 1928 IN HONOR OF COMRADES Men of Indian Erect Monument to Memory of Those Who Died in Service A monument to the memory of the men who have been killed in the service of the Indian Refining Company was unveiled with impressive ceremonies Monday afternoon, Company L and members of the American Legion participating in the ceremonies. Fully one thousand people were present on the company grounds when a beautiful silk flag was placed at half mast

Walter Dorwin Teague 1883-1960 was born in Decatur Illinois and studied advertising, graphic, packaging and product design in New York...

Accidents Involving Trains    Samuel Eberett o f Washington, Indiana, substituting for Henry South as engineer for the B&O was seriously...

Mordecai Brown's passion for baseball was so great that even after his retirement from the major leagues he could not leave the game and...

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.