WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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This man struck oil in 1859, paving the way for future products such as gasoline.
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Edwin L. Drake
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Andrew Carnegie
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Samuel Gompers
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Jacob Riis
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -NRHP reference No. Drilled by Edwin Drake in 1859, along the banks of Oil Creek, it is the first commercial oil well in the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of Vermont’s claims to fame is Edwin Drake, a farmer who lived in Castleton in the early to mid-19th century. Drake, a resourceful and industrious farmer, helped invent modern oil-drilling techniques.
Detailed explanation-3: -On this site Edwin Drake drilled the world’s first oil well, striking oil on August 27, 1859. Crude oil-which seeps to the surface in this part of Pennsylvania-was often collected and used medicinally to treat rheumatism and sprains. Later, refined oil began to be burned in lanterns.
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