Edwin+Drake

was born March 29, 1819 and died November 9th 1880. He is famous for being the first to drill for oil in the United States. He was hired by Seneca Oil Company to get oil from Titusville, Pennsylvannia. He bought a steam engine in Erie Pa to power the drill. It took sometime for them to get past 16 ft. because the hole started collapsing at the side. He used a drive pipe to get to the bottom. It took awhile for them to drill threw the rock. They went 3 feet a day.
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