Drake's Well - Titusville, PA
Posted by: 
bpratt
N 41° 36.659 W 079° 39.472
17T E 611827 N 4607455
The first commercial oil well
Waymark Code: WMCN89
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2011
Views: 12
Located in Venango county just outside of Titusville PA. Col. Drake's Well stands 49' high and is made of wood. The Well stands in roughly the same spot it did when it was drilled although what you see now is a replica that houses an engine that was used at the time the Well was drilled. Oil was struck at 69 1/2' on August 27th 1859. Most people do not realize that the date (month and day)are also the first three digits (not the area code)of any Titusville phone number 8-2-7.
The folks who run the museum have a diagram in there offices that shows the size and placement of every board in the well house. The hole in the ground inside the house is the same hole that Drakes well came out of and started the modern oil era.
Where is original located?: This location
Where is this replica located?: This location
Who created the original?: Col. Edwin L. Drake
Internet Link about Original: http://www.drakewell.org/
Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1859
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