This is the well near Titusville, Penn., that pumped the petroleum industry into existence 100 years ago. The picture was taken four years after Col. Edwin L. Drake struck oil on Aug. 27, 1859.

Associated Press fileA replica of Edwin Drake's well and tower stand over the exact site of the first oil well in the world, drilled in 1859. TITUSVILLE, Pa. -- The oil boom that began 150 years ...

Edwin Drake's original 1859 oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania launched the modern petroleum industry. [1/18] A 20hp 1918 engine runs to power oil pumps near the site of the original 1859 well ...

Colonel Edwin Drake is famous for drilling the first oil well in 1859. Much about Drake and his well is accidental. Even his title — Colonel — came not from military advancement but because Townsend ...

"Edwin Drake's discovery led to a revolution that transformed the world and put Titusville and the Oil Region in the history books," Kelly said in a statement Tuesday. ... 1859. His success led to ...

1859: Drillers strike oil near Titusville, Pennsylvania. ... Enter Edwin Drake, who had spent the previous decade locating oil deposits in the area for the Seneca Oil Company.

Pennsylvania’s Oil Boom: Its Legacy and the Shift Towards Renewable Energy. T he story of Pennsylvania’s oil boom begins in the small town of Titusville, where on July 1, 1859, Edwin Drake ...

"Edwin Drake's discovery led to a revolution that transformed the world and put Titusville and the Oil Region in the history books," Kelly said in a statement Tuesday. ... 1859. His success led to ...

"Edwin Drake's discovery led to a revolution that transformed the world and put Titusville and the Oil Region in the history books," Kelly said in a statement Tuesday. ... 1859. His success led to ...

Bipartisan legislation to name the building at 135 W. Spring St. as the Edwin L. Drake Post Office Building was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly of Butler County, R-16th Dist., and signed into ...

Bipartisan legislation to name the building at 135 W. Spring St. as the Edwin L. Drake Post Office Building was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly of Butler County, R-16th Dist., and signed into ...