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Although West Virginia is the second state in the country for coal production, crude oil has also been drilled for since the mid-19th century. This map, produced during the Civil War, shows the "oil district" of West Virginia, and includes locations of oil and gas wells, as well as coal seams. The map has a note stating "first oil found 1790," in a location just north of present-day Elizabeth in Wirt County.
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Document identity
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4m90f600s
label
Map of the oil district of West Virginia
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
4m90f600s
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the oil district of West Virginia
description
Although West Virginia is the second state in the country for coal production, crude oil has also been drilled for since the mid-19th century. This map, produced during the Civil War, shows the "oil district" of West Virginia, and includes locations of oil and gas wells, as well as coal seams. The map has a note stating "first oil found 1790," in a location just north of present-day Elizabeth in Wirt County.
date
["1864"]
year
1864
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_011015
creators
Stout, Peter F.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Oil fields--West Virginia--Maps
West Virginia--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
West Virginia
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
West Virginia
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Philadelphia
publisher
R.L. Barnes
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
39
schema:longitude
-80
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 36 x 44 cm.
notes
Covers Wood, Pleasants, Ritchie, and Wirt counties.
In upper left: No. 6.
"This map is no. 6 of a series of maps, showing the various oil localities of West Virginia."
"Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year 1864 by R.L. Barnes in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Penna."
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no
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4m90f600s
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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