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Using a five-barrel still, Samuel M. Kier erected on this site about 1854 the first commercial refinery to produce illuminating oil from petroleum. He used crude oil from salt wells at Tarentum.
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| HM Number | HMT4P |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1959 |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 11:19pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] SHANE MCGRAW
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 585345 N 4477219 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.44125000, -79.99366667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 26.475', W 79° 59.62' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 26' 28.50" N, 79° 59' 37.20" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 412, 724 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 100-198 Bigelow Blvd, Pittsburgh PA 15219, US |
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