Petroleum Railway Company of Pennsylvania stock certificate 1880s (Titusville Pennsylvania)

Pennsylvania oil railroad. Stunning multiple vignettes - top scene of a steam train, bottom engraving of the PA state seal, lower left scene of an early oil operation, lower right scene of a steam train by oil wells along a river. Dated 18__ but circa 1884 from issued examples of this certificate type. Unissued and not cancelled. Measures approximately 12 x 8 inches. 

Incorporated 1864 in Pennsylvania to transport oil out of Venango County oil fields to refineries. Very early PA oil railroad!

Location:
Headquartered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, the heart of the early oil region in Venango County.

Active Period:
Operating and issuing stock certificates during the 1860s through the 1880s.

Leadership:
Historical directory and press records from June 1882 list figures associated with its organization in Titusville, including an officer or president named Adelbert and secretary D.W. Locke.

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