Colonel Drake
Thomas L. Drake was an American colonel and oilman. He is best known for being the first person to discover oil in the United States. Drake was born in 1823 in Pennsylvania. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he worked as a farmer and a businessman. In 1859, Drake discovered oil on his property in Titusville, Pennsylvania. He is considered one of the most important figures in th...
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