The historic Drake Well Museum and Park will host its annual Drake Day celebration on Sunday, August 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 ...

TITUSVILLE, Pa. — The Drake Well Marathon & Half is back for 2023. The popular race is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20, beginning at 7 a.m. at Drake Well Museum and Park. Participants will experience ...

Drake’s well, known as the Drake Well, was a pivotal moment in American history. It struck oil at a depth of just 69.5 feet, producing around 20 barrels of oil per day at its peak.

Drake believed that drilling was the best way to extract petroleum, and as an agent of the Seneca Oil Co. of Connecticut, leased land near Titusville for the experiment. He adapted salt well drilling ...

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 ...