From staff reports
The Oil Region Alliance placed two new interpretive panels in the Oil Region National Heritage Area.
One is across from the William H. Scheide House on Washington Street in Titusville. The other is at the site of the former mill in Emlenton on South Main Street.
The signage at the Scheide House reflects information from Paul Needham, curator of the Scheide Collection at Princeton University, and Barry Cressman, ORA chairman of the board.
The panel near the Scheide House includes an illustration of the home as constructed in 1866 for the Maltby family, a photo of William T. Scheide, a close-up photo showing exterior decorative masonry on the library wing and a wintertime painting by area artist Robert Ernst.
The panel in Emlenton depicts the history of the mill from its construction in 1875 to its destruction by fire on Feb. 5, 2015.
