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Oil-Producing Salt Well
Drilled here in 1815 by Samuel Magaw and William Clark to ...
Drilled here in 1815 by Samuel Magaw and William Clark to reach brine, a frontier source of salt. When it was deepened by Daniel Shryock to 300 feet in 1819, oil was struck. Because of this unwanted byproduct, the well ...