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Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
March 29 1954 (over 70 years ago)Rating
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- Director: Arthur Pierson
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 30 m
- Country: United States of America
- Company: Film Counselors Inc.
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.
