First Kentucky Oil Well / Martin Beaty (Beatty)

First Kentucky Oil Well / Martin Beaty (Beatty) (HM1EF4)

Location: Whitley City, KY 42653 McCreary County
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N 36° 43.539', W 84° 28.189'

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First Kentucky Oil Well

In 1818, Marcus Huling and Andrew Zimmerman were drilling salt wells along South Fort of Cumberland River. On land leased from Martin Beaty they struck oil. Attempts to market it downriver were not successful, so oil was barreled and carted away for medicinal use. This was the first commercial oil well; its production reached one hundred barrels daily.

Martin Beaty (Beatty)

First came to this area in 1817 and bought land on the South Fork. Besides operating salt works, Beaty served as state senator, 1824-28, 1832; representative, 1848; and was elected to Congress in 1833. He was twice a Presidential elector; served locally on first Board of Common School Commissioners. Died in 1856. Beattyville, Lee County, was named for his family.
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HM NumberHM1EF4
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Marker Number702
Year Placed1979
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society/Kentucky Department of Transportation
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 5:45am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 725953 N 4067423
Decimal Degrees36.72565000, -84.46981667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 43.539', W 84° 28.189'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 43' 32.34" N, 84° 28' 11.34" W
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Area Code(s)606
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15 State Hwy 1651, Whitley City KY 42653, US
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