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SCVHistory.com AP2926 | Newhall | Pioneer Oil Refinery ~1880
The Pioneer Oil Refinery on Pine Street in Newhall dates to 1877, when oil driller Alex Mentry was breaking new ground in Pico Canyon and Chinese track layers had just finished hammering rails through Henry Newhall s recently purchased rancho. The little 15-barrel still that had been erected in 1874 at Lyon s Station (now Eternal Valley Cemetery) just wasn t working out. It couldn t produce a ...
SCVHistory.com | Newhall | Pioneer Oil Refinery: Registered Landmark No
The refinery at Newhall thus had an important place in the pioneer oil days of California. The company which built it became a part of one of the largest concerns operating in California.
Santa Clarita History Buffs | PIONEER OIL REFINERY | Facebook
PIONEER OIL REFINERY . It first opened for business in 1877 in the hills of Newhall just off of Sierra Hiway on Pine street. It produced barrels diesel and light oils, jet fuels, asphalt, and...
SCVHistory.com | Pico Canyon | The San Fernando (Incl. Newhall/Pico
The refinery at Andrew s station (the current Pioneer Oil Refinery) was constructed in 1877, not 1876 as is commonly believed. White (Formative Years, 1962:46) writes that the Andrew s Station refinery was started in May of 1877 and took about three months to complete.
Pioneer Oil Refinery | History Moment - SCVTV.com
The Pioneer Oil Refinery off of Pine Street in Newhall was built in 1877 by California Star Oil works - forming the foundation for the west coast oil industry. Benzene and kerosene were the main products made in the refinery, and were later sold locally in Ventura and Santa Barbara. It was the first commercially successful oil refinery in the western United States and is believed to be the ...
Pioneer Oil Refinery History - Elsmere Canyon
The Pioneer Refinery in the early 1880 s when it was still in use Besides many newspapers, much of the information for the following history was taken from Gerald White s Formative Years in the Far West (1962). It is the definitive account of the early history of the Chevron Oil Company and of the Newhall Oil District.
The Pioneer Oil Refinery - Elsmere Canyon
The Pioneer Oil Refinery The history of the Newhall Oil District would not be complete without including the Pioneer Oil Refinery. The Pioneer Oil Refinery is the oldest surviving oil refinery in the world and one of the first commercially successful refineries in California. It was built in 1877 (not 1876 as many sources say). The refinery is located less than a mile off of, and east of, Pine ...
Pioneer Oil Refinery, Newhall
View of the Pioneer Oil Refinery, located on the east side of Pine Street in the City of Newhall. Believed to be the world s oldest oil refinery, it operated from mid-1876 to about 1888. Located on Pine Street in Newhall, the refinery dates back to approximately 1876, when driller Alex Mentry broke ground in Pico Canyon and Chinese track layers were hammering rails through Henry Newhall s ...
Santa Clarita History Buffs | Pioneer Oil Refinery in Newhall
Pioneer Oil Refinery in Newhall, designated in 1935 as California Historical Landmark No. 172, is becoming a new historical park. Construction is progressing on the new park which includes an...