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Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

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.

Release Date

March 29, 1954

Runtime

30 min

Genres

Documentary

Directed by

Arthur Pierson

Written by

Norman Reilly Raine

Language

English

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Status

Released