OIL’S HISTORIC HEARTLAND STILL THRIVES ON LIQUID BLACK GOLD
February 1st, 2010
BY KARRYN MILLER
THE WORDS 'boom and bust' are often used to describe communities involved in petroleum exploitation. When the oil flows, the local economy benefits, but when wells run dry, the wealth can disappear too. However, this tale is, thankfully, not entirely true for Pennsylvania's Oil Region National Heritage Area (ORNHA) - the birthplace of the world's modern petroleum industry.
ORNHA - a portion of the eastern US state encompassing 708 square miles (1,833 square kilometers) and including 34 municipalities - is home to Oil Creek, just outside of ...
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