Skip to content

NWPA Stories

Stories from the archives of Benson Memorial Library

  • Stories
  • About
  • Obituaries & More
  • Titusville Maps
  • Presentations
  • Contact

Tag: hydetown

The Dempseytown Nitro Explosion of January 1930

On January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 By Jessica HilburnIn History & Obituaries7 Comments

Hauling nitroglycerin to its destination caused a person to take their life into their own hands. It was a job that Worthy Sullivan did not survive on his forty-second birthday, January 27, 1930.

Remarkable Women of the Oil Region: Eliza Ridgway Nason & Laura Dowd Drake

On September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 By Jessica HilburnIn History & ObituariesLeave a comment

Other than the famous Ida Tarbell, can you name a single woman of importance in Oil Region history? If your answer is no, I assure you it is not because there weren't any! Today I want to highlight two remarkable women whose extraordinary lives and accomplishments in the Oil Region should be remembered and lauded.

The Slaying of Rowland Kightlinger, 1870

On August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 By Jessica HilburnIn History & Obituaries2 Comments

It was winter 1870 and men were keeping warm in the Oil Region with two hobbies: drinking and fighting. Both would play a part in the death of Rowland Kightlinger one December night in Hydetown, Pennsylvania. 

Categories

  • Behind the Nametag
  • Book Reviews
  • History & Obituaries
  • Library Updates
  • Uncategorized

Tags

1800s business community crime death family history library local murder newspaper nineteenthcentury obituaries oil oilregion oil region pennsylvania short stories stories story titusville titusville herald tragedy weirddeaths women

Check Out Our Programs!

Check Out Our Programs!

Connect with Us!

  • View bensonmemlib’s profile on Facebook
  • View bensonmemlib’s profile on Twitter
  • View bensonmemlib’s profile on Instagram

Blog Stats

  • 104,576 views
Follow NWPA Stories on WordPress.com
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • NWPA Stories
    • Join 54 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • NWPA Stories
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...