Drake Well
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The Drake Well is a 69.5-foot-deep oil well in Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania, the success of which sparked the first oil boom in the United States. The well is the centerpiece of the Drake Well Mu
Replica engine house and derrick in June 2012
Drake (right) in front of the well
Recirculated petroleum is pumped from the well by a replica steam engine
Oil Creek is a 46.7-mile tributary of the Allegheny River that is located in Venango and Crawford counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States.
Drake Well
…The well is the centerpiece of the Drake Well Museum located 3 miles (5 km) south of Titusville. Drilled by Edwin Drake in 1859, along the banks of Oil Creek, it is the first commercial oil well in the United States. Drake Well was listed on National Register of Historic Places and designated a National…
Jersey Bridge, bridge spanning Oil Creek