Marketing Petroleum
Pheidippides' 31-year run ended in 1962 in favor of a new logo and more modern marketing image, close to the same time that Ohio Oil became Marathon Oil Company.
Marathon station designs varied widely as they evolved over the years. The technology also evolved with the times, from gravity fed pumps to modern dispensers featuring video and pay-at-the-pump capabilities. Full-serve stations evolved to self-serve, and stations remodeled their service bays into convenience stores starting in the 198Os.
While the consumer associates
marketing with Marathon's retail
presence on the street, marketing
is much more than a retail network.
MPC's wholesale and retail
marketing organizations include
a variety of fuels, petrochemicals
and other specialty products, and
asphalt, supporting a wide array
of retail, industrial and
commercial operations.
Erected by Marathon Petroleum Company.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 41° 2.125′ N,
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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); Moving to Markets (here, next to this marker); Refineries Multiply (here, next to this marker); Versatile Hydrocarbon (here, next to this marker); Names Will Change (here, next to this marker); Independent Company (a few steps from this marker); Growing Pains (a few steps from this marker); Findlay and Beyond (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 323 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
