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Drake Well Museum & Park(1st Edition)
(Pennsylvania Trail of History Guides)
by Jon Sherman, Art Becker
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2002 by Stackpole Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8117-2960-4, ISBN: 0-8117-2960-5

"Drake Well Museum and Park in Titusville is the site of the world's first oil well and the point of origin for the modern petroleum industry. Edwin Drake's well that struck oil on August 27, 1859, revealed that drilling was an effective way to produce large quantities of crude oil. When speculators followed, the industry boomed in the region. Within a short time, oil drilling became a worldwide phenomenon. The guidebook discusses the oi ..."

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