Moving to Markets
Early transportation included barrels hauled by horse-drawn wagons. In those early days, two-thirds of the price of oil at a refinery was the cost of delivery.
Several efficiencies, including cost, drove the use of rail transportation and the development of pipelines. If a waterway was nearby, product could also move by barge.
MPC's multi-faceted transportation and distribution infrastructure includes pipelines, trucks, railroad cars, towboats and barges.
Efficient, safe pipeline
transportation now links crude
oil production hubs to refineries.
A network of terminals receive,
store and blend refined products,
and asphalt, providing reliable
supply to dozens of different local
markets.
Erected by Marathon Petroleum Company.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 41° 2.123′ N, 83° 39′ W. Marker is in Findlay, Ohio, in Hancock County. It is on S. Main Street (Ohio Route 37), on the
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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marathon & Speedway (here, next to this marker); Marketing Petroleum (here, next to this marker); Refineries Multiply (here, next to this marker); Versatile Hydrocarbon (here, next to this marker); Names Will Change (a few steps from this marker); Independent Company (a few steps from this marker); Beneath the Surface (a few steps from this marker); Growing Pains (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Findlay.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 6. submitted on June 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
