Townhomes for Sale in Oil City, PA

As its name suggests, Oil City was founded as part of the country’s first petroleum boom that started in 1859 with the discovery of oil in Titusville, about 15 miles north of Oil City. Motor oil companies like Quaker State, Pennzoil and Wolf’s Head brought thousands of people to the city throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but by the 1990s, those companies had all relocated. Like many other Rust Belt cities, the community was left to develop an identity beyond its industrial beginnings. “It was sad when Quaker State pulled out, a ...