In Venango County, Pennsylvania, petroleum floated in such quantities on the surface of a branch of the Allegheny River that this small watercourse had for generations been known as Oil Creek.

在宾夕法尼亚州的韦南戈县，阿勒格尼河 (Allegheny River) 一条支流的水面上漂浮着大量石油，这条小水道几代人都被称为油溪 (Oil Creek)。