Haymaker Well

Haymaker Well (HM1I3O)

Location: Murrysville, PA 15668 Westmoreland County
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N 40° 25.508', W 79° 41.809'

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On this site, a pioneer natural gas well "blew in" on November 3, 1878. Named for the brothers Matthew and Obe Haymaker who drilled it, the well was drilled to a depth of 1,400 feet to the Murrysville sandstone, a bed of pourous rock similar to the boulder which bears this tablet. The well produced at the rate of 34 million cubic of gas daily. It caught fire and burned for 18 months before its flow was controlled and the fire extinguished. Gas from this well was piped into Pittsburgh in 1884. This was the first time that gas was transported to a large metropolitan city by a corporation organized to produce and transport natural gas.

This marker has been placed by the Pennsylvania Natural Gas Men's Association to commemorate an important event in the history of the natural gas industry.
Details
HM NumberHM1I3O
Tags
Historical Period19th Century
Historical PlaceMonument, Other
Marker TypeHistoric Object
Marker ClassHistorical Marker
Marker StyleMounted
Year Placed1961
Placed ByThe Pennsylvania Natural Gas Men's Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, November 30th, 2014 at 9:02pm PST -08:00
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Photo Credits: [1] JAMES PAHEL  [2] JAMES PAHEL  
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 610547 N 4475759
Decimal Degrees40.42513333, -79.69681667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 25.508', W 79° 41.809'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 25' 30.4800" N, 79° 41' 48.5400" W
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Area Code(s)412, 724
Can be seen from road?No
Is marker in the median?No
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3019-3099 McCloy Ave, Murrysville PA 15668, US
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