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When Colonel Edwin Drake struck oil along the banks of Oil Creek in August 1859, few people in Titusville dreamed that the oil industry that began here would one day grow into a world-wide enterprise. Drake Well Museum tells that story. Oil touches our lives every day in plastics, synthetic fabrics, medicines, gasoline and more! Your students will learn how oil changed the world as they tour Drake Well Museum’s exhibits, see working machinery, shop in the Museum Store, and walk along Oil Creek.
Museum Tour: Includes a guided tour of Drake Well and a special presentation of Born in Freedom; the story of Colonel Drake.
Costs: Students $2.00, Adults $4.00* each. Tours are welcome to stay and use the picnic pavilions for lunch.
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*One adult admitted free for every 20 students.
To schedule your tour or for more information please contact our Tour Coordinator at 814-827-1147 Ext. 107
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Approximately 3500 books include oil well supply catalogues, oil directories, handbooks, guides, prospectus of various early oil companies, oil histories, geological surveys, early city directories, county histories, bibliographies, etc. Some 1500 periodicals from early and recent oil companies.
The Drake Well photographic collection is the largest collection of pictures concerning the early development of the oil industry. The museum has over 10,600 images in its collection which can be reproduced through the department for purchase.
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