Oil industry in New York, if we are referring to drilling, is mainly Chautauqua County, not so far from Titusville, PA. There are still some stripper wells operating there - you can see them as you drive north to Mayville from Route 17.

>>> [log in to unmask] 12/31/01 10:51AM >>>
I wrote to Kevin and suggested the idea of Monarch as a brand name. He's
adament that it is a place name in NY and wrote to me that it is supposedly
near the PA border as a g grandfather worked there in the "oil industry" so
I pointed out that there IS a Monarch, PA, though it is in Fayette County
and not near the NY border....


on 12/28/01 8:47 AM, Lester Hendrix at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Perhaps the lamp was made by a firm known as Monarch, of New York City.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Lord" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 9:00 AM
> Subject: Help on placename
>
>
>> Please note the following request from Kansas. I do not find this in the
> current Geographic Place Names index. Anyone who can help, do not reply to
> me, and do not reply to this list. Please send your information to the
> person indicated below:
>>
>> I am trying to find the location of a town or city once known as Monarch,
> New York.  This location is inscribed on the baseplate of a lamp I had found
> in my grandfather's barn, and the location named has thus far eluded all
> inquiry.  I do not know if you would have the time to reply, but if you have
> any suggestions on how I might find background on this lost city, I would
> certainly appreciate it.  Please reply to [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Kevin Haynes
>> Overland Park, Kansas
>>
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