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Cornplanter Township, Pennsylvania

Cornplanter Township
Township
The ghost town of Pithole in Cornplanter Township
The ghost town of Pithole in Cornplanter Township
Map of Venango County highlighting Cornplanter Township
Map of Venango County highlighting Cornplanter Township
Coordinates: 41°31′0″N 79°35′59″W / 41.51667°N 79.59972°W / 41.51667; -79.59972Coordinates: 41°31′0″N 79°35′59″W / 41.51667°N 79.59972°W / 41.51667; -79.59972
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Venango
Settled 1795
Incorporated November 28, 1833
Named for Cornplanter, a Seneca war-chief
Government
 • Type Board of Supervisors
Area
 • Total 37.99 sq mi (98.39 km2)
 • Land 37.45 sq mi (96.98 km2)
 • Water 0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,418
 • Estimate (2016) 2,325
 • Density 62.09/sq mi (23.97/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-121-16232

Cornplanter Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,687 at the 2000 census.

was a small community in Cornplanter Township in Venango County, Pennsylvania. In 1861, it was the site of Wamsutta Oil Refinery, the first business venture of Henry Huttleston Rogers, who became a leading United States capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. Rogers and his young wife Abbie Palmer Gifford Rogers lived in a one-room shack there along Oil Creek for several years.

Shortly later, Rogers met oil pioneer Charles Pratt who purchased the entire output of the tiny Wamsutta Oil Refinery. In 1867, Rogers joined Pratt in forming Charles Pratt and Company, which was purchased by Standard Oil in 1874. Rogers became one of the key men in John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust.

After joining Standard Oil, Rogers invested heavily in various industries, including copper, steel, mining, and railways. The Virginian Railway is widely considered his final life's achievement. Rogers amassed a great fortune, estimated at over $100 million, and became one of the wealthiest men in the United States.


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