Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Names Will Change

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2020

1. Names Will Change Marker

Inscription. By the 1950s, The Ohio Oil Company determined that the public did not associate Ohio Oil with its retail Marathon brand name. The company had also grown far beyond its Midwestern roots. In 1962, the company changed its name to Marathon Oil Company and forever shook off its provincial origins to take its place as an integrated, global oil company.

In 1982, preventing a takeover bid by Mobil, USX Corporation bought Marathon Oil. Still based in Findlay, it then operated as a subsidiary of USX until 2002, when it was again spun off into an independent, publicly traded company.

Corporate headquarters were moved to Houston in 1990. The "downstream” refining, marketing and transportation business remained based in Findlay, and the company then joined forces with Ashland Oil Inc. to form Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC in 1998.

In 2005, Marathon Oil bought out Ashland's interest and the downstream segment was named Marathon Petroleum Company.

The names have changed. The one constant has been the company's corporate presence in Findlay.

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 1962.

Location. 41° 2.129′

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N, 83° 39′ W. Marker is in Findlay, Ohio, in Hancock County. It is on S. Main Street (Ohio Route 37), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Findlay OH 45840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Independent Company (here, next to this marker); Growing Pains (here, next to this marker); Findlay and Beyond (here, next to this marker); Donnell Legacy (here, next to this marker); Early Beginnings (here, next to this marker); Versatile Hydrocarbon (here, next to this marker); Refineries Multiply (here, next to this marker); Marketing Petroleum (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Findlay.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2020

2. Names Will Change Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2020

3. Names Will Change Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2020

4. Names Will Change Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022

5. Names Will Change Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 15, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5. submitted on June 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.