Pithole City may have gone as fast as it came up, but a few of its more notable residents were back to greet visitors Saturday evening for a walk around its grassy streets.
Friends of Drake Well put on the event, which offered groups, of 10 to 15 people, 90-minute walking tours of the city’s former roads, with stops along the way to hear stories of the town’s rise, fall, and everything in between.
From a cooper and a blacksmith to a postman and a chambermaid, groups had a chance to experience Oil Region history live.
By the fall of 1870, only 43 houses and one hotel remained of what had once been a bustling hub of the oil region in Venango County.
