Place · Profile checked · 44 detected mentions
Refining, railroad, and financial center.
Location
city · 39.9530°, -75.1650°
- Philadelphia (44 mentions)
- Bala Cynwyd (1 mentions)
- Main Line (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
Johann Peter Rockefeller — arrived at — Philadelphia.
Evidence: Ch. 1, ¶2
Henry H. Rogers — met railroad negotiators in — Philadelphia.
Evidence: Ch. 8, ¶38
In the book
Ch. 1, ¶2 Ch. 3, ¶70 Ch. 4, ¶9 Ch. 6, ¶47 Ch. 6, ¶50 Ch. 6, ¶51 Ch. 8, ¶18 Ch. 8, ¶21 Ch. 8, ¶24 Ch. 8, ¶27 Ch. 8, ¶38 Ch. 9, ¶20
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. · 33 shared paragraphs · Ch. 1, ¶2
Standard Oil · 20 shared paragraphs · Ch. 4, ¶9
Pittsburgh · 17 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶47
Cleveland · 14 shared paragraphs · Ch. 3, ¶70
Pennsylvania · 11 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶47
Pennsylvania Railroad · 8 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶50
Oil Creek · 8 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶51
Baltimore · 5 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶47
John · 4 shared paragraphs · Ch. 3, ¶70
South Improvement Company · 4 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶21
Oil Regions · 3 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶47
All 176 shared-passage connections
Automatic suggestions
Unverified verb connections; read the source before interpreting them as facts.
William G. Warden · report · Philadelphia · Ch. 14, ¶24
Elizabeth Rockefeller Strong · go · Philadelphia · Ch. 21, ¶63
Print index
Philadelphia, Pa. — 58, 66, 110, 112, 135,