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The First oil well in Kentucky; notes on the history, geology, production and present status of the Beatty Oil Well, drilled in Wayne, now McCreary County, Kentucky, in the year 1818

Author(s)/Publishing Information

Willard Rouse Jillson

Call Number

TN872.K4 J326

Location(s)

University of Kentucky Libraries :

King Library Annex, Science & Engineering: Jillson Collection

Item Relations

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Related Entries Citing this Entry

NKAA Entry: McCreary County (KY) Free Blacks and Free Mulattoes, 1920-1930

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“The First oil well in Kentucky; notes on the history, geology, production and present status of the Beatty Oil Well, drilled in Wayne, now McCreary County, Kentucky, in the year 1818,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 11, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300002444.

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