- Standard Oil of Iowa
Standard Oil Company of Iowa was created in 1885 as a subsidiary of the
Standard Oil Trust to handle marketing along the Pacific Coast states ofIdaho ,Oregon , Washington,California , andArizona . Though named for the midwestern state, it never includedIowa as one of its primary marketing areas. A prior company named Standard Oil of California had been formed in 1877, and was not associated with the Standard Oil Trust. In 1906, Standard Oil of Iowa was dissolved and its assets handed over to a new Standard Oil of California, later Chevron Oil Company, and now theChevron Corporation . Standard Oil Company of Iowa is thus the original company that is now Chevron.Droz, R.V., [http://www.us-highways.com/sohist.htm A History of the Standard Oil Company] 2004. Retrieved November 22, 2006 ]References
Further reading
Tarbell, Ida M. [http://www.history.rochester.edu/fuels/tarbell/MAIN.HTM The History of The Standard Oil Company] McCLURE, PHILLIPS AND CO, 1904. Retrieved November 22, 2006
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