Drake Well Museum, Titusville

Name: Drake Well Museum
Address: 205 Museum Ln, Titusville, 16354-7657, United States
Telephone: +1 814-827-2797

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The Drake Well Museum and Park is a museum that interprets the birth of the American oil industry in 1859 by "Colonel" Edwin Drake along the banks of Oil Creek in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania in the United States. 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 south of Titusville on Drake Well Road, situated between Pennsylvania Routes 8 and 27. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. ()

Established: 1934 (90 years ago)Coordinates: 41°36'41"N, 79°39'29"W

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205 Museum LnTitusville 16354-7657 United States

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+1 814-827-2797

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Drake Well Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Titusville City Hall, Titusville Historic District, University of Pittsburgh at Titusville, Oil Creek State Park.

1.4 miNW
City hall, Greek Revival architecture
Titusville City Hall, Titusville
35 min walk • Titusville City Hall is a historic city hall in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1865 as a private dwelling and later operated as a hotel known as the Bush House. It is a 2 1/2-story, frame building in the Greek Revival style.
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Greek Revival architecture
Titusville Historic District, Titusville
39 min walk • Titusville Historic District is a national historic district in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 472 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas.
1.3 miN
Universities and schools
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville, Titusville
34 min walk • The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville is a state-related college in Titusville, Pennsylvania. It is a two-year campus of the University of Pittsburgh that provides associate degrees and pre-professional tracks with the potential to transfer students to other programs for baccalaureate degrees.
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National park
Oil Creek State Park
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