Thursday, February 5, 2026

McDonald, PA: Oil Wells

(Satellite, it looks like oil wells were all over town.)

Jackson-Township historical preservation posted
Oil derricks in the community of McDonald, Washington County in the 1870s. This photo is courtesy of the Washington County Historical Society. 

Jackson-Township historical preservation posted
Oil derricks are everywhere in this view of the community of McDonald, Washington County around the year 1900. 

Jackson-Township historical preservation posted
The Champion coal washer, looking east in McDonald, Washington County, in the early 1900s. 

I learned just a few days ago that Washington, PA, also had a lot of oil wells.
Jackson-Township historical preservation posted via Dennis DeBruler


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