Pithole, Pennsylvania

Pithole, or Pithole City, is a ghost town in Cornplanter Township, Venango County in Pennsylvania, about 6 miles from Oil Creek State Park. The town was laid out in May 1865, and by December was incorporated with an approximate population of 20,000. The city derived its name from its proximity to Pith Hole Creek, which flows throughVenango County to the Allegheny...