- Pithole’s history was short-lived, however. As the oil boom began to wane, banks collapsed and a fire hit the community, Pithole’s population quickly collapsed with only 2,000 residents in the community by December 1866. By the census of 1870, less than 250 people lived in Pithole.
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- The Bedford Inquirer (Bedford, Pennsylvania)
- 13 Oct 1865, Fri
The Kane Weekly Blade
Kane, Pennsylvania08 Jan 1880, Thu
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