Galena-Signal Oil Company
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N 41° 23.781 W 079° 49.631
17T E 598043 N 4583420
Near Venango County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM1MEW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2007
Views: 119
Marker Text: Founded 1865. Under the leadership of Charles Miller & Joseph Sibley, it produced high - quality lubricants used by most U.S. railroads. Purchased 1878 by John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, which used Galena-Signal products to gain dominance over area railroads and a virtual monopoly of the U.S. oil industry. Independent after the breakup of Standard Oil in 1911. Absorbed 1931 by Valvoline. Headquarters located here, 1901-1931.
Marker Name: Galena-Signal Oil Company
County: Venango
Date Dedicated: 08/07/1977
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 1140 Liberty St., Franklin
Category: Business & Industry, Oil
Website: [Web Link]
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