Triangle 1 Monument

historic site

Commemorates First Oil Well in Allegany County

Material
rock
Inscription
Discovery Oil Well in Allegany Oil Field O.P. Taylor's Triangle No. 1, June 12, 1879 1880 ft S 76 deg 40 min W of this boulder
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3720:1020:52
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3815:5916:44

Local time (America/New_York).

42.08943, -78.01853

Elevation 564 m (modelled from terrain)

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