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- American Sign Museum
Founded to inform and educate the general public as well as business and special interest groups of the history of the sign industry and its significant contribution to commerce and the American landscape.
signmuseum.org/ - California Oil Museum, Santa Paula
A historical landmark displaying the history and development of the California Oil Industry with rotating and permanent exhibits
oilmuseum.net/ - Drake Well Museum
History of the discovery of oil. The worlds first oil well Titusville, Pennsylvania
drakewell.org/ - Hess Toy Truck Gallery
An online display of Hess toy trucks from the 1960s to the present
hesstoytruck.com/gallery/galleryindex.h... - Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Wiess Energy Hall outlines the entire process of energy development, from the formation of oil and natural gas to how the various types of energy are used.
hmns.org/ - Oil Museum of Canada, Oil Springs, Ontario
The Museum is located where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well in 1858. Outside exhibits include spring-pole and Canadian drilling rigs, three-pole derricks, a nineteenth-century oil wagon, and original buildings from boom times. The modern, main building comprises numerous galleries which contain a wealth of petroleum industry artifacts, geological displays and mementoes of the foreign drillers. One unique artifact is a roller drill-bit donated to the museum by recluse billionaire Howard Hughes
museums.lambton.sarnia.net/oil_frame.ht... - Oil and Gas Museum
Parkersburg, West Virginia George Washington acquired 250 acres in what is now West Virginia because it contained an oil and gas spring. This was in 1771, making the father of our country the first petroleum industry speculator.
little-mountain.com/oilandgasmuseum/ - Oil and Gas Museums and Places to Visit
A travelers guide to old restored gas stations and museums of petroleum memorabilia
oldgas.com/visit.htm - Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Midland,Texas Exhibits from the formation of oil, its exploration, geology, pipelining, marketing and refining to the economic and political impact of the industry
petroleummuseum.org/ - Petrolia
Discovery
At Petrolia, Ontario, Canada, a field comprising of 60 acres has been set aside as a living museum, a major historic, recreational and educational exhibit called The Petrolia Discovery. Well are being restored and the visitor will see crude oil as it was drawn from the ground, almost from the beginning.
timewellspent.ca/ - Texas Energy Museum
Beaumont, Texas oil museum. The Texas Energy Museum offers educational programs to public and private school groups. Programs focus on the science and history of petroleum energy. Spindletop oil fields photographs, the story of oil production.
texasenergymuseum.org/ - Wijnakker Automobielbedrijven
Zeeland, Holland auto showroom with display of restored gas pumps and classic cars
wijnakker.nl/
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