Organization
Ohio Oil Company
Oil producer bought by Standard Oil in 1889; named in the 1911 decree; renamed Marathon Oil in 1962.
- part of Standard Oil 1889–1911
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acquired by
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Standard Oil
1889
According to Marathon Petroleum
Self-published
1
Marathon Petroleum’s own history says Ohio Oil became independent again after the 1911 Supreme Court decision.
became
- Marathon Oil 1962 Scholarship & press 2
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Marathon Petroleum
Marathon says it evolved from the Ohio Oil Company
According to Marathon Petroleum
Self-published
1
In its own history Marathon Petroleum says it evolved from the Ohio Oil Company.
part of
- Standard Oil 1889–1911 Primary record 23
Timeline 3 dates
- 1889 Standard Oil acquired Ohio Oil Company According to Marathon Petroleum
- 1889–1911 Ohio Oil Company part of Standard Oil
- 1962 Ohio Oil Company became Marathon Oil
Proof 3 sources
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The Marathon Petroleum Story, Marathon Petroleum.
Self-published
Archived copy
John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil purchased Ohio Oil.
The Supreme Court broke up the Standard Oil trust. Ohio Oil was again an independent company.
From this humble beginning, we evolved into Marathon Petroleum Corporation.
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Ohio Oil Company, Ohio History Central, Ohio History Connection.
Scholarship & press
Archived copy
In 1962, the Ohio Oil Company officially changed its name to Marathon Oil.
In 1889, the Standard Oil Company purchased the Ohio Oil Company.
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Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, 221 U.S. 1 (opinion of the Court and Harlan, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part), Supreme Court of the United States (text via Cornell LII), 1911.
Primary record
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