Titusville (Pennsylvania)



Titusville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 5,400 in 2017. Titusville is where the modern oil industry began.

Understand
Titusville was a small growing community throughout most the 1800s. Titusville took another twist from lumber and hired Colonel Edwin L. Drake to find the oil that is thought to be under its surface. After days and nights of hard work and cold chills, it was hit. On August 27, 1859, Edwin Drake became the first person to ever discover oil inside North America. Titusville grew larger than ever, and went from 247 residents to almost 12,000, from the poor farming community to rich houses and large mansions. So much was going on in Titusville, that people moved in to become wealthy from oil; many succeeded. Titusville was the richest city in America from 1860 to 1919. President Grant once visited Titusville. The Liberty Bell also took a stop on April 26th before going to Philadelphia. From huge lumber mills to large steel factories, many companies were being created. But what kept Titusville different is the reservoirs of oil beneath its surfaces. Businesses like Pennzoil and Quaker State made their headquarters in a city about 15 miles south, known today as Oil City. Titusville is still a historic city today.

By car
Titusville can be reached via Route 8 from the north or south and Route 27 from east and west.

Get around
CATA Bus (Crawford Area Transportation Authority)

Do




Events




Buy

 * Togs - Route 8
 * Hanley's Corner Shoppe- 741 W Spring St
 * Stonehouse Jack - 112 West Spring Street
 * Titusville Dairy Products Company - 217 South Washington
 * The Ribbon Factory - North Brown Street
 * H&E Treasure Barn - William Flinn Highway

Go next

 * Franklin
 * Oil City
 * Erie
 * Meadville
 * Warren
 * Clarion
 * Grove City