World's first oil well
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sTeamTraen
N 48° 57.191 E 007° 50.564
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The world's first drilled oil well!... ?
Waymark Code: WM2831
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 09/20/2007
Views: 183
There are several claims to be the world's first oil well. This one, at Merkwiller-Pechelbronn in Alsace (Eastern France) is probably the oldest still visible. For more information about the possible interpretations of "first" in this context, see the URL associated with this Waymark.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1813
More Information - Web URL: [Web Link]
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