Humboldt Refinery

Humboldt Refinery is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Venango County, dedicated 2001.

Venango County · dedicated 2001 · Cherry Run Rd. (SR 227) at Grandview Rd.

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One of the largest and most scientifically advanced petroleum refineries of its time occupied 47 acres along Cherry Run immediately northwest of this site. It was placed in operation by chemist Jon Bruns and the Lodovici Brothers in 1862. Named for the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, it incorporated such innovations as a 2 mile oil pipeline, oil -fired boilers, and a means of producing aniline dye. The refinery remained in operation until 1868.

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