Edwin Drake
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About Edwin Drake
The first person to drill for oil in the United States. He also founded an oil refinery in Pittsburgh.
Before Fame
He grew up on farms in New York state and Vermont and began working for a Connecticut railway in his late teens.
Trivia
He was hired by Seneca Oil to look into the possibility of finding oil deposits in Pennsylvania. During the course of this assignment, he not only found oil, but also developed a revolutionary way of drilling for it.
Family Life
He was married twice: to Philena Adams, who died during childbirth in 1854, and to Laura Dowd.
Associated With
He and Armand Hammer were both famously involved in the petroleum business.
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A. Zodiac Birth Chart, Sky Chart, Astrology Chart or Natal Chart of Edwin Drake
You can think of the planets as symbolizing core parts of the human personality, and the signs as different colors of consciousness through which they filter.
| Planet | Zodiac Sign | House | Degree |
Each house is associated with a set of traits, beginning from the self, and expanding outward into society and beyond.
| House | Zodiac Sign | Degree |
The aspects describe the geometric angles between the planets. Each shape they produce has a different meaning.
| Planet 1 | Aspect | Planet 2 | Degree | Level |
Numerology chart of Edwin Drake
Numerology Birth chart of Edwin Drake
Birthday: 29 Month 3, 1819
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