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Drake Well Museum and Park
Replica Drake Well engine house and derrick
Map
Established1934
Location202 Museum Lane, Titusville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates41°36′40.4″N 79°39′26.7″W / 41.611222°N 79.657417°W / 41.611222; -79.657417
TypeIndustry museum
DirectorMelissa Mann[1]
CuratorSusan Beates
Websitedrakewell.org

The Drake Well Museum and Park is a museum in Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania that chronicles the birth of the American oil industry in 1859 by Colonel Edwin Drake. The museum collects and preserves related artifacts. The reconstructed Drake Well demonstrates the first practical use of salt drilling techniques for the extraction of petroleum through an oil well.

A historic site, the museum is located in Cherrytree Township, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Titusville on Drake Well Road, situated between Pennsylvania Routes 8 and 27. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

  1. ^ "Melissa Mann Appointed Site Administrator at Drake Well Museum and Park". Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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