This Week In History
March 14, 2012
March 5, 1963 – Petroleum Product receives Patent
Arthur Melin, founder of Wham-O Company (1948), received a U.S. Patent for a “Hoop Toy” manufactured from a new plastic called Marlex from Phillips Petroleum Company of Bartlesvill, OK in 1958.
March 7, 1926 – Seminole City Discovery in Oklahoma
The Indian Territory, Illuminating Oil Company, founded The Seminole City oilfield, which would lead to a series of discoveries revealing the Greater Seminole Area. The Greater Seminole Area includes six of Oklahoma’s 20 giant oilfields.
March 11, 1829 – “Great American Well” discovered in Kentucky
Martin Beatty stuck an oilfied when boring for a salt brine with a simple spring-pole device on a farm near Burkesville, Kentucky.
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Recieve new post updates: Entries (RSS)