I'm related to the fellow described in the first link below.

A case could be made that he drilled the first workable oil well on this date in 1859. He was not much of a businessman, though, so his descendants had to work for a living.

But even if he was a bit of a screw-up, I have always been proud to be related to the guy who stuck a dagger in the heart of the New England whaling industry.

And no, I don't blame him for climate change. That one's not on him.

http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/DrakeOilWell.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Well

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