Edwin L. Drake - Titusville, PA
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N 41° 37.922 W 079° 41.422
17T E 609084 N 4609750
This marker memorializes Edwin L. Drake, the man who sank the first oil well in 1859.
Waymark Code: WM3D35
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2008
Views: 74
This Pennsylvania historical marker states:
The man who sank the first oil well is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, and is commemorated by Niehaus's bronze figure of "The Driller." Drake Well is now a State park, a mile and a half south of Titusville.
Marker Name: Edwin L. Drake
County: Crawford
Date Dedicated: 11/18/1946
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 8 near Woodlawn Cemetery, Titusville
Category: Business & Industry, Oil
Website: [Web Link]
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