Edwin Drake

Edwin Laurentine Drake, also known as Colonel Drake, was an American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil.
Pittsburgh Coalfield
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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
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Jean Pasquerel
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Hafner Manufacturing Company
The Hafner Manufacturing Company was a maker of tinplate clockwork-powered O gauge toy trains, based in Chicago, Illinois, from 1914 to 1951. It was formed when its founder, William Frederick Hafner, a co-founder of American Flyer, left the company in
Minister of Inland Revenue
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Root invasion (parasitic)
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Weston Field (Scranton)
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The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture
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Trierarchy
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France Bleu Pays de Savoie
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