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Inside the Central Power facility at the Drake Well Museum in Venango County. The power facility housed an engine that pumped oil from multiple wells at once. A barker on the exhaust pipe gives it a distinctive sound that allows the well operators to hear from a distance if their well was running properly. Each operator could customize the sound to track their particular wells.

Inside the Central Power facility at the Drake Well Museum in Venango County. The power facility housed an engine that pumped oil from multiple wells at once. A barker on the exhaust pipe gives it a distinctive sound that allows the well operators to hear from a distance if their well was running properly. Each operator could customize the sound to track their particular wells.

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