Edwin Drake

Edwin Drake

Edwin Laurentine Drake (March 29, 1819 – November 9, 1880), also known as Colonel Drake, was an American oil driller, popularly credited with being the first to drill for oil in the United States.

Read more about Edwin Drake:  Early Life, Seneca Oil, Drilling For Oil, In Popular Culture

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    Have caviar if you like, but it tastes like herring to me.
    —William A. Drake (1900–1965)