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Rockefeller’s early commercial career, marriage, church life, and first oil empire were based here.
Also appears as: Cleveland · Cleveland, Ohio
Location
city · 41.5000°, -81.6940°
- Cleveland (335 mentions)
- Public Square (5 mentions)
- Sexton Block (3 mentions)
- Case Building (1 mentions)
- Central Friendly Inn (1 mentions)
- Ohio Canal (1 mentions)
- Rouse Building (1 mentions)
- Whiskey Hill (1 mentions)
Reference point for the named place. It is not a surveyed historical boundary or building footprint. This image has no street tiles. Wider maps.
Documented relationships
John D. Rockefeller, Sr. — early career and family home — Cleveland.
Evidence: Ch. 5, ¶10; Ch. 5, ¶66; Ch. 8, ¶8
In the book
Prelude, ¶9 Ch. 2, ¶47 Ch. 3, ¶1 Ch. 3, ¶4 Ch. 3, ¶5 Ch. 3, ¶8 Ch. 3, ¶13 Ch. 3, ¶14 Ch. 3, ¶15 Ch. 3, ¶16 Ch. 3, ¶20 Ch. 3, ¶22
Shared passages
A shared paragraph is a reading connection, not proof of a historical relationship. Entries link to the first shared source paragraph.
John D. Rockefeller, Sr. · 195 shared paragraphs · Prelude, ¶9
Standard Oil · 81 shared paragraphs · Ch. 3, ¶32
John · 66 shared paragraphs · Ch. 2, ¶47
New York · 40 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶18
William Avery Rockefeller · 29 shared paragraphs · Ch. 2, ¶47
Laura Spelman Rockefeller · 27 shared paragraphs · Ch. 5, ¶55
Henry M. Flagler · 27 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶34
Frank Rockefeller · 21 shared paragraphs · Ch. 11, ¶35
Uncle William · 19 shared paragraphs · Ch. 3, ¶5
Civil War · 18 shared paragraphs · Ch. 3, ¶32
Ida M. Tarbell · 17 shared paragraphs · Prelude, ¶9
United States · 17 shared paragraphs · Ch. 3, ¶1
All 507 shared-passage connections
Automatic suggestions
Unverified verb connections; read the source before interpreting them as facts.
William Avery Rockefeller · pop · Cleveland · Ch. 3, ¶14
William Avery Rockefeller · surface · Cleveland · Ch. 3, ¶66
Rockefeller family · reconstitute · Cleveland · Ch. 3, ¶70
Harvey · leave · Cleveland · Ch. 5, ¶59
Cleveland · surpass · Pittsburgh · Ch. 6, ¶60
Frank Rockefeller · return · Cleveland · Ch. 11, ¶38
Standard Oil · construct · Cleveland · Ch. 12, ¶60
Samuel C. T. Dodd · journey · Cleveland · Ch. 13, ¶26
Rockefeller family · leave · Cleveland · Ch. 13, ¶46
Rockefeller family · return · Cleveland · Ch. 13, ¶46
Sophia B. Packard · visit · Cleveland · Ch. 13, ¶106
Lake Shore · haul · Cleveland · Ch. 14, ¶24
New York Sun · dispatch · Cleveland · Ch. 14, ¶80
William Avery Rockefeller · come · Cleveland · Ch. 15, ¶18
Frank Rockefeller · write · Cleveland · Ch. 15, ¶34
John D. Rockefeller, Sr. · bring · Cleveland · Ch. 16, ¶11
Augustus H. Strong · return · Cleveland · Ch. 17, ¶13
Hamilton F. Biggar · move · Cleveland · Ch. 21, ¶23
Joseph Pulitzer · dispatch · Cleveland · Ch. 22, ¶140
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. · transfer · Cleveland · Ch. 30, ¶16
Print index
Cleveland, Ohio — 30, 37-72, 83-95,