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== Tourism == [[File:Drake Well, June 2012.jpg|thumb|[[Drake Well]]]] *'''The Drake Well Museum and Park-''' A museum that interprets the birth of the [[American oil industry]] in 1859 by "Colonel" [[Edwin Drake]] along the banks of [[Oil Creek (Allegheny River)|Oil Creek]] in [[Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania]]. The museum collects and preserves related artifacts. The reconstructed [[Drake Well]] demonstrates the first practical use of salt drilling techniques for the [[extraction of petroleum]] through an [[oil well]]. A historic site, the museum is located in [[Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania|Cherrytree Township]], 2 miles (4.8 km) south of Titusville on Drake Well Road, situated between Pennsylvania Routes [[Pennsylvania Route 8|8]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 27|27]]. The museum is accredited by the [[American Alliance of Museums]]. *'''[[Ida Tarbell House|Tarbell House]]''' *'''[[Pithole, Pennsylvania|Pithole]] Museum & Visitor Center'''- Legendary boomtown that was destroyed by a fire<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drakewell.org/what-to-see-and-do/pithole|title=Historic Pithole City {{!}} Drake Well Museum|website=www.drakewell.org|access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> *'''South Franklin Street Bridge'''- The Historical Steel Bridge located in the Heart of Titusville *'''Benson Memorial Library'''- A historic Victorian style building<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://benson.ccfls.org/|title=Benson Memorial Library β 213 North Franklin Street, Titusville, PA 16354-1788 β Phone: 814-827-2913|language=en-US|access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> *'''[[Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.octrr.org/|title=Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad β Home|website=www.octrr.org|access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> is a [[Heritage railway|tourist railroad]] that runs from Titusville to Rynd Farm north of [[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City.]] *'''Titusville Historical Society & Heritage Center''' *'''[[Titusville City Hall]]'''- National Historic Site *'''Great Eastern Cutlery-''' Knife Factory *'''Oil Creek Family Campground in Oil Creek State Park''' *'''Benson Memorial Library''' *'''Burgess Park Splash Pad'''
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