At one time, the territory was claimed simultaneously by France, and the colonies of Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Its name is derivation of a the Seneca Indian word earliest for explorers “French and Creek.” Its earliest explorers and settlers were the French, shortly followed by the English.

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Written by Carolee Michener and Michael O'Malley in the County Feature category and the Spring 1984 issue The Last Frontier: Venango County Indians, Oil, Ghost Towns

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