Oil and Gas Museum

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This nationally recognized museum presents the intriguing history of the oil and gas industry, including how the accumulation of wealth from oil impacted West Virginia statehood. Both oil and natural gas were discovered in western Virginia by the first explorers in the mid-1700s. George Washington acquired 250 acres in what is now West Virginia because it contained an oil and gas spring. This was in 1771, making the father of our country the first petroleum industry speculator.



 
Address: 119 Third Street
Parkersburg, West Virginia  26101
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Contact:
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Created 10/17/2017
Updated 12/13/2023




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