Cuba, New York - Seneca Oil Spring

Address:
5385 W Shore Rd, Cuba, NY
Directions:
SE corner of NY State, Oil Spring Indian Reservation, which is inhabited by two gas stations. Hwy 305 to the spillway on Cuba Lake. Monument is nearby.
Hours:
Dusk to Dawn.

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Cuba, New York - Seneca Oil Spring

An oily spring discovered here in 1627 was described by the Franciscan Missionary Joseph De La Roche D'Allion, the first recorded mention of oil on the North American Continent.

The New York State Oil Producers Association sponsored a monument at the site in 1927, describing the history of the oil industry in North America. It is within the Oil Spring Indian Reservation. [Nathan Joy, 10/24/2007]

[RA: Another vital Petroleum Heritage Landmark!]

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