The Forest History Center is housed in an 1875 pre-Victorian Eastlake style home filled with artifacts from everyday life of Native Americans and early settlers. Including tools of their trades, products of the area\'s businesses
The birth place of the Oil Industry, Drake Well is a museum located at the actual site along the banks of Oil Creek in Cherrytree Township. Family friendly, and a great educational experience!
The ghost town of Pithole, an oil boom town of the 1860\'s is recreated in miniature inside the visitors center. Photographs of the town and some of the residents are also on display, as well as a replica oil barrel transport wago
Zippo lighters, and Case knives are featured plus many other items. Well worth the tour!!
Three levels of World war II memorabilia await, including huge model displays that you can drive toy tanks over and replicas of life size submarines, as well as life size bunkers you can walk inside, thousands of artifacts from gu
antique, cars, tractors, gas engines, oil field pumps