History of oil on display at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

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History of oil on display at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

By Daniel Kong / Friday, November 23rd, 2018 / Comments Off on History of oil on display at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Oil wells popped up along the coastline of the Santa Barbara Channel in Summerland in the late 1800s. The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum uses plaques, models and artifacts to guide visitors through displays exploring oil on the Central Coast in its “The History of Oil in the Santa Barbara Channel” exhibit. Seeping oil has been…

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