PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoFirst American oil field in Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA, 1859lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down10
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkFirst American oil field in Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA, 1859lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·19 days agoIllumination, heating, and lubrication, I believe. Alternative to whale oil and the like.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 days agoAh! Morality aside, makes more economic sense than chasing giant mammals in the ocean.
Illumination, heating, and lubrication, I believe. Alternative to whale oil and the like.
Ah! Morality aside, makes more economic sense than chasing giant mammals in the ocean.