When a well struck oil on his Pennsylvania farm in 1865, John Benninghoff leased plots to drillers; one account put the farmer’s monthly income at an unverified $40,000
Discover the incredible story of John Benninghoff, a Pennsylvania farmer who struck oil in the 1860s and generated an astonishing income of $40,000 per month, revolutionizing the oil industry and leading to a frenzied drilling boom.