Stuart, searching the NY Times on "Newtown Creek" with "oil" and "refineries," I found about 16 hits. Many of them are classified ads and would require considerable time poring over the pages looking for the occurrences of those words. However, a brief article dated 1866 makes reference to "the Sterling Oil Works, on Newtown Creek." You didn't mention a time frame, so I don't know whether this might be helpful to you in your research. I would be glad to email a scan of the article to you. M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitchell, Stuart (Philly)" To: Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 1:03 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} >I came upon your site titled NYQUEENS. I am doing some research in the > Long Island City area (along Newtown Creek) and was wondering if anyone > would have any historical information on the different oil refineries > located along Newtown Creek, particularly within Long Island City. I > have come across some information on one company called Queens Co. Oil > Works and another called Charles Pratt Works but have not been able to > find out any information. The map I found indicated the Charles Pratt > facility produce wax for candles. This does not appear to be the same > facility that was located in Brooklyn. Any information would be greatly > appreciated. > > Stuart > > ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ========================== Mary Thiele Fobian Genealogical & Historical Research Pacific Grove, California