Living history exhibit demonstrates county’s rich oil history
Dennis Moore, of New Castle, uses a mirror to give viewers an inside look at a 1904 Bessemer Gas engine during a living history demonstration of an antique oil well Saturday, July 8, at Moraine State Park. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle 7/8/23
PROSPECT — Of the 422 oil wells that were plugged to create Moraine State Park, one remains — and this summer visitors can experience it in action at the Marshall-Barr No. 19 oil well.
“It’s really cool, and Butler has a really rich oil history,” volunteer Joy Bray said over the clunk clunk of the well’s massive Bessemer gas engine.
On Saturday, July 8, the Moraine, McConnells Mill, and Jennings Commission (3MJC) held itssecond Muddy Creek Oil Field Living History Demonstration of the summer at Moraine State Park.
