Story Farm

Story Farm

Photographer/Illustrator	Year	Repository
Unknown		R.G. Healey Collection

Example Companies Owning or Leasing Lands on the Farm

Company Name	Year Chartered	Authorised Capital Stock (Dollars)	Location of Head Office	Additional Information
Big Tank Oil Company	1864	500000	-	100a. in Cornplanter Twp bought from Joseph Singerly; 1/8th interest in lease no. 36 on Columbia Oil Co's property on Story Farm and 3/4 interest in lease on Allegheny River - details given
Columbia Oil Company	1861	2500000	Pittsburgh	Lands on Story Farm, 500 a. owned in fee, on Oil Creek 6 miles from its mouth, with a frontage of over 1.75 miles on Oil Creek, valued at $2,428,000 after capital reorganisation of 1864
Oil Creek and Cherry Run Oil Company	1864	300000	Pittsburgh	own Joseph McFate farm, 167a. in Cornplanter Twp, they receive one quarter royalty on the oil from 72 lots already leased; also have lease on lot 37 of William Story Farm owned by Columbia Oil Co.
Story Centre Oil Company	1864	500000	-	3.5a. on Story Farm, Cornplanter Twp - lots 27A and B
Story Farm Oil Company of Pennsylvania	1864	1000000	-	Location based on position of Story Farm
Western Pennsylvania Oil Company	1865	450000	Pittsburgh	1- parcel in Cornplanter Twp, Venango Co. 80a 104p. 2- 30 year lease from 1-Apr-1860 on lot no 38 of the William Story Farm and now the fee simple property of the Columbia Oil Co -
Woods and Wright Oil Creek Company	-	650000	New York	leases on Oil Creek on Farel, Caldwell,Hyde and Egbert,Tarr and Story Farms, latter is the territory of the Columbia Oil Company