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Drake Well Museum
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Beth
March 9, 2020
Place of the first oil well byy Colonel Drake 1859 202 Museum Lane Titusville, PA www.drakewell.org
Jane
February 9, 2018
Drake's Well is where oil was discovered in the mid 1800's. It is a nice history museum. The drive is close to an hour away. there is a bike path that you could take from the cottage to Drake's well. Maybe 50miles one way.
Morgan
June 5, 2021
Visit the Drake Well Museum and Park, wherein 1859 the Drake Well struck oil, launching an industry that has forever shaped our modern world. Using orientation films, exhibits, operating oil field machinery, historic buildings, and more, Drake Well Museum and Park tells the story of the petroleum industry’s birth in Pennsylvania and its growth into the global enterprise it is today. Details Visitors to the museum’s 240-acre site enjoy a variety of special events, educational programs, membership, volunteer, shopping and recreational experiences. Historic Pithole City is the site of one of the many vanished boomtowns that sprung up when the oil began to flow. McClintock Well #1 is the oldest continuous oil well in the world. The well has been pumping since 1861 and is still pumped today. These historic sites are owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 9-5 on Tuesday through Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday
Visit the Drake Well Museum and Park, wherein 1859 the Drake Well struck oil, launching an industry that has forever shaped our modern world. Using orientation films, exhibits, operating oil field machinery, historic buildings, and more, Drake Well Museum and Park tells the story of the petroleum in…
Karen
May 8, 2022
Interesting and educational place to visit in Titusville, PA.
Kent
October 6, 2019
The Birthplace of the oil industry.
Emplacement
202 Museum Ln
Titusville, PA