Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Part I: Directory
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OIL CREEK BORO,

MORE commonly known as Hydetown, from the Hydes who were among the first settlers, and largely owners of the territory within its limits, was organized as a borough in 1869. It is situated in the western part of the township, on Oil Creek, about three miles from Titusville, on the line of the Pittsburgh, Buffalo & Titusville, and the Union & Titusville Railroads.