Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
- Release Year
- 1954
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Directed By
- Arthur Pierson
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.
