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Memberships are welcome at the Oil Region Alliance; deaton@oilregion.org for details. Sponsorships are also appreciated for“OIL 150,” the upcoming nationwide celebration from August, 2008 through December, 2009 of the Sesquicentennial of the world’s first commercial oil well, Drake Well, which began production on August 27, 1859.
Sketch by Michael Panno of a gracile sabertooth cat, Smilodon gracilis  

Did You Know?
Port Kennedy Cave, located in what is now Valley Forge NHP, produced one of the most significant assemblages of Pleistocene fossils in North America. 14 plants and 48 animals are represented, including wolverine, Wheatley's ground sloth, long-nosed peccary, Hay's tapir, and lesser short-faced bear.
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