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    Drake Well Museum & Park

    Drake Well Museum & Park

    4.3(7 reviews)
    1.3 mi

    Love this little piece of history in my hometown! It's like stepping back in time!!! Really nice…read moreplace to visit for a picnic or to visit the museum

    For me with a lifetime immersed within the oil industry, a visit to the Drake Museum, the world's…read morefirst oil well and the birthplace of the oil industry, it's a holy shrine; the Mecca of the petroleum industry. It was here in 1859 that Edwin Drake using improvised salt water drilling equipment was the first man to ever drill for and strike oil. The well, only 69 1/2 feet deep culminated with a production of a mere 22 barrels of oil, but that meager amount was enough to then double what was then the entire oil production of the world. The importance of this well and Drake's achievement can in no way be underestimated in that it proved the means by which modern day society could establish itself with the necessary energy resources to develop into what it is today. Though small, the museum is all encompassing, complete and accurate in every detail. Not only does it give accurate accounts of Drake's original well which you can see first hand, but also the development of technology and oil recovery methods through the years, everything from primary to secondary recovery methods such as the use of nitro glycerin explosives along with their inherent dangers. Matter of fact, it is interesting to read that when a nitro handler suffered an inadvertent explosion, they didn't just report him as a death but he and his entire wagon or equipment as a "disappearance," because in fact the resultant effects of such a terrific explosion often did end up with a complete disappearance from the face of the earth. Besides being a good museum and an educational experience, the surrounding grounds offer a perfect park like atmosphere, tranquil and enjoyable for everyone.

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