The Crawford Family

The Crawford Family is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Venango County, dedicated 2014.

Venango County · dedicated 2014 · 508 Main St.

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Eben Crawford (1821-1897) was an iron foundry operator and early oil and gas producer. In 1926 sons George (1861-1935) and Fred (1863-1933) organized Columbia Gas and Electric Corp., the world's largest integrated natural gas company, merging production, pipelines, and distribution properties in several states. Cousin Harry Crawford (1867-1953), banker, producer, and refiner, became first president of Quaker State Oil Refining.

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The Crawford Family

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