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Chronicles

Pithole City: The Ghost of America's Black Gold

Not far from Erie lies the birthplace of the American oil industry. Watch and learn.

02/23/2023

Chronicles

Pithole City: The Ghost of America's Black Gold

Season 1 Episode 12 | 28m 31sVideo has Closed Captions

Not far from Erie lies the birthplace of the American oil industry. Watch and learn.

Not far from Erie lies the birthplace of the American oil industry making millionaires of some while killed others. Now little more than ruin, why did this once booming City die? Chronicles is an immersive docuseries exploring the history of the Lake Erie region. Watch and learn as local history comes to life with engaging storytelling and powerful videography during Chronicles on WQLN PBS.

02/23/2023

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Chronicles is a local public television program presented by WQLN

Chronicles

Pithole City: The Ghost of America's Black Gold

Season 1 Episode 12 | 28m 31sVideo has Closed Captions

Not far from Erie lies the birthplace of the American oil industry making millionaires of some while killed others. Now little more than ruin, why did this once booming City die? Chronicles is an immersive docuseries exploring the history of the Lake Erie region. Watch and learn as local history comes to life with engaging storytelling and powerful videography during Chronicles on WQLN PBS.

02/23/2023

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