GEORGE H. BISSELL
Founder of the first oil company in the United States.
JONATHAN WATSON
One of the owners of the land on which the first successful well was drilled for oil.
SAMUEL KIER
The first petroleum refined and sold for lighting purpose was made by Mr. Kier in the '50s in Pittsburg.
JOSHUA MERRILL
The chemist and refiner to whom many of the most important processes now in use in making illuminating and lubricating oils are due.
