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TITUSVILLE - Visit Drake Well Museum and Park for its 42nd Annual Fall Gas Up and experience the engines and equipment that powered Pennsylvania's oil fields! The event, which is sponsored by the Pioneer Steam and Gas Engine Society, will be held on Saturday, September 12th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Displays will include antique engines, farm and oil field equipment, tractors, models, and more.
Engines ranging in size from small motors used to power washing machines to large oilfield engines that pumped multiple wells will be displayed by members of the Pioneer Steam and Gas Engine Society, based in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, as well as tractors, antique vehicles, and related equipment used in the early oilfields of the tri-state area. Exhibitors from outside the Society are welcome and encouraged to participate! There is no fee to be an exhibitor, simply arrive on the morning of the event to register! Exhibitors also receive free admission into Drake Well Museum on the day of the event.
Aside from exhibitors, regular admission fees apply for the event: $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, and $5 for children ages 3-11; members of Friends of Drake Well are free. Admission includes entrance to Drake Well Museum and its outdoor exhibits as well as the Fall Gas Up event. The museum will be open to visitors from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hydetown VFD Auxiliary will have food available for purchase during the event. Admission proceeds for the day will directly benefit Friends of Drake Well, Inc., the non-profit organization that partners with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in the operation and administration of Drake Well Museum and Park.
Drake Well Museum and Park will have some of its own oilfield equipment operating that day or on display. The featured equipment for this year's event is the Museum's Type U 20HP engine, manufactured by the Franklin Valveless Engine Company in Franklin.
More information on the Fall Gas Up and other Drake Well Museum events can be found at www.drakewell.org/events or by calling the Museum at 814-827-2797. To learn more about the Pioneer Steam and Gas Engine Society visit their Facebook page!