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Edwin Drake
American oil driller, popularly credited with being the first to drill for oil in the united states (1819-1880).
Born March 29th, 1819 in Greenville.
Died November 9th, 1880 at 61 years old in Bethlehem.
Occupations
businessperson, inventor
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe