Edwin Drake
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Edwin Laurentine Drake, also known as Colonel Drake, was an American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil.
A 19th century illustration of Drake
Drake with the nation's first oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania
The Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, home where Drake lived the last seven years of his life, from 1873 until 1880
Drake's grave and memorial in Titusville, Pennsylvania
Drake Well Museum
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The Drake Well Museum and Park is a museum in Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania that chronicles the birth of the American oil industry in 1859 by Colonel Edwin Drake. The museum collects and preserves
Edwin Drake
…9, 1880, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He and his wife are interred in Titusville, Pennsylvania, next to a memorial built in his honor. In 1934, the Drake Well Museum was opened in Titusville, Pennsylvania, highlighting Drake's career and role as the nation's first successful oil driller. In 1954, Drake was portrayed…
Replica Drake Well engine house and derrick
View of well (drivepipe) from the interior of the engine house