![]() The Oil Museum of Canada | |
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Established | July 1, 1960 |
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Location | 2423 Kelly Road, P.O. Box 16 Oil Springs, Ontario, Canada N0N 1P0 |
Coordinates | 42°46′24″N 82°07′15″W / 42.77333°N 82.12083°W |
Type | History museum |
Website | https://www.lambtonmuseums.ca/oil/ |
The Oil Museum of Canada, is a petroleum heritage museum in Oil Springs, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.[1][2]
The museum's property, and the lands surrounding it were designated as the "First Commercial Oil Field National Historic Site of Canada" in 1925.[3] The museum itself was opened to the public in July 1960 and renovated from 2021 to 2022.