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Drake Well Museum

The Drake Well Museum and Park is a in Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania that chronicles the birth of the American oil industry in 1859 by Colonel Edwin Drake.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: industry museum in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Drake Well Museum and Park”
  • Address: 202 Museum Lane, Titusville, PA 16354
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Pittsburgh at Titusville and Titusville Area High School.

University
The is a state-related college in . It is a regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh with its administrative leadership shared with the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. is situated 1¼ miles north of Drake Well Museum.

School
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is a public high school in . The school serves about 660 students in grades 9-12. The main feeder school is Titusville Middle School. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Drake Well Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Titusville and Toonerville.

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is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 5,400 in 2017. is where the modern oil industry began.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . The community was named after Folks, a comic strip. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Drake Well Museum.

Drake Well Museum

Latitude
41.61128° or 41° 36′ 41″ north
Longitude
-79.65827° or 79° 39′ 30″ west
Open location code
87H2J86R+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 707473010
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5305630
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Drake Well Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “德雷克井博物館”
  • Japanese: “ドレーク油田博物館”
  • Persian: “موزه چاه دریک”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей свердловини Дрейка”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Drake’s Well and Drake Well BMX.

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