Cuba, New York -
Seneca Oil Spring
The spot where Europeans first noticed oil in North America, now marked with a monument. And a fenced-in area of black bubbling crude.
- Address:
- Cuba Lake Rd, Cuba, NY
- Directions:
- SE corner of NY State, Oil Spring Indian Reservation. From I-86, go NW on Hwy 446 to CR 50 (becomes Cuba Lake Rd). After about 3/4 mile, turn right, go to end of road, park, and follow signs to spring site.
- Hours:
- Dusk to Dawn.
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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]
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