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John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller. Oil Refinery in Ohio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil. The first oil well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania. People were actually drilling for water and the oil kept getting in the

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John D. Rockefeller

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  1. John D. Rockefeller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller

  2. Oil Refinery in Ohio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil

  3. The first oil well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania. People were actually drilling for water and the oil kept getting in the way. When people realized the oil would burn, they thought it could be used for lamps. http://www.priweb.org/ed/pgws/history/pennsylvania/pennsylvania.html

  4. Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Hall, New York http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie A Carnegie Library

  5. Carnegie Steel Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Steel_Company

  6. J. Pierpont Morgan bought the Carnegie Steel Company. Political cartoon shows Morgan as much bigger than the U.S. Government (Uncle Sam). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._P._Morgan

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