Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Original title: Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
30 minutes • 1954 • 0.0 Score
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.