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Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

1954 · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

In 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Overcoming many other obstacles, Drake's innovation to shield the well from water entry by using a drive pipe finally allows drilling to proceed until striking oil in August, 1859. His perseverance yields many barrels of oil a day, and immediately brings about the start of the oil industry.

Directed by Arthur Pierson · Written by Norman Reilly Raine

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