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For more informa%u019fon, visitEmlentonPA.com EMLENTON17Founded in 1859, Emlenton reportedly once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the U.S. with architecture to prove it. Emlenton retains a rich history hugging the Allegheny River at the southern %u019fp of the Oil Region Na%u019fonal Heritage Area.%u00b7 A Self-Guided Walking Tour and Visitor Center inside the Crawford Center celebrate Emlenton%u2019s history and display ar%u019ffacts.%u00b7 Mineral Springs Park and Ritchey Run Creek provide a great place to picnic and enjoy nature. The park is also home to one of the oldest con%u019fnuous pumping oil wells at its original depth in the country. It was drilled by Eben Crawford in 1867.%u00b7 Outdoor Recrea%u019fonal opportuni%u019fes include biking on the Erie to Pi%u01a9sburgh Trail andhiking the North Country Trail. Boa%u019fng and fishing on the Allegheny River, the 2024 PA River of the Year, can be accessed from a public boat launch on River Avenue.Crawford Family Historic Marker