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On August 27, 1859, at Titusville, Penna., Edwin L. Drake drilled the first modern oil well in the United States, struck oil at 69 feet, and launched one of the world’s great industries. As a boy, he lived on a farm on Drake Road near this spot and attended the local schools.
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Castleton Four Corners, Vermont · United States
