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This is the first Refinery Rockefeller owned

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John D. Rockefeller still has a very well known legacy even to this day. He will be remembered for many reasons, many bad, and some are good. He will be remembered for his Standard Oil Company, which was one of the most powerful companies to have ever existed. He is also one of the richest people that has ever existed. He has Rockefeller Hall named after him. He also was very charitable, donating over 500 million dollars during his life (John D. Rockefeller [Britannica]). His family is also a large part of his legacy, because there are over 70 living relatives today . His family is also very powerful, having a net worth of over 10 billion dollars (2020 America's Richest Families).
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John D. Rockefeller was a robber baron for many reasons. He was very cutthroat in his business and he hurt many people. He was one of the most powerful people in the world because of the ways he would gain power. He tried to stop and kill companies before anyone would become strong enough to rival him. His monopoly was so strong it was almost impossible to compete with him. He became so powerful and well known for his unfair tactics, that Congress had to disbar his unfair monopolies (John D. Rockefeller [History]).
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Even though John D. Rockefeller became a philanthropist as he got older, many controversies surrounded him and his tactics of business. Many people complained that his workers only made about 8 to 10 dollars each week. People said that he demanded discount rate from railroads so that he could lower oil prices and crush other businesses (John D. Rockefeller [Britannica]). He crushed small companies . He also formed a trust, which allowed him to grow his corporation even more. He didn't pay fair wages, while he only grew his wealth. Many of his workers disliked him, and had unfair working conditions and wages (The New Tycoons).
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John D. Rockefeller married in 1864 to Laura Spelman. They had 5 children, 4 daughters and 1 son. One daughter died at 13 months old. His son and him donated over 1 billion dollars together. The Rockefeller family is still around today, and there are about 70 heirs. They are still considered one of the richest families in the world, being number 43 of the richest families in the world (2020 America's Richest Families).
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Rockefeller often traveled by ferry from his Tarrytown home across the Hudson River to Nyack, New York, in the early 1900s. Whenever his ferry arrived, he was usually welcomed by girls. Rockefeller arrived in style, passing out dimes to his guests. Adults were also known to get coins from Rockefeller. He allegedly did this in part to instill saving and thrifty habits in his children.          LC

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Even though he wasn't very charitable, he did give away about 1,000 dollars each year by 1865. He was a bit philanthropic, but didn't become a philanthropist until much later in his life (The Rockefeller Legacy). In 1897, Rockefeller devoted his life to philanthropy. From 1897 to his death in 1937 he had donated 35 million dollars to the University of Chicago. He helped create the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, which was renamed Rockefeller University. He helped create the Rockefeller Foundation, and the General Education Board. These were very important decisions and helped many people. During his life, he had given away more than 500 million dollars (John D. Rockefeller [Britannica]).
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The fascination with buying the oil industry resulted in Rockefeller's fortune. He made agreements with railroads to export his merchandise cheaply, bought out competing businesses, and helped to establish the modern idea of monopoly. Smaller enterprises had to choose between being absorbed or competing with his vast enterprise. The "Cleveland Massacre" was the name given to his shopping spree. Standard Oil, his firm, owned or operated 90% of all refineries in the United States by 1882. He was reportedly quoted as saying, "Competition is a sin."                                                                    LC.

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Congress disliked the monopolies that were happening, so they started to prohibit them. Standard Oil was considered to be in violation of these such laws and started to dissolve the trust and gave properties away to other companies (John D. Rockefeller [Britannica]). They tried to bring all the companies back together by creating Standard Oil Company New Jersey, but that too was declared illegal. His business is no longer around today (John D. Rockefeller [Britannica]).
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This business prospered and bought out almost every oil refinery in Cleveland by 1872. The power his company had allowed him to start negotiating with railroads to help get better rates on his oil shipments. He started buying pipelines, facilities, and refineries across America (John D. Rockefeller [History]). He started trying to expand markets across America and into other countries. His company had a monopoly on oil. He put stock in other states and he had a board of nine trustees, he was the leader (John D. Rockefeller [Britannica]). This was the first trust and started a pattern for other monopolies.
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John D. Rockefeller worked as a bookkeeper when he established his first enterprise. He sold hay, grain, meat, and many goods. He say that oil was expanding in Pennsylvania so he built his first oil refinery in 1863. It was the largest refinery in the Cleveland area by 1865 and he decided to work only with oil (John D. Rockefeller [Britannica]). In 1870 he made the Standard Oil Company with a financier named Henry M. Flagler and his brother William. This business prospered and bought out almost every oil refinery in Cleveland by 1872.
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John D. Rockefeller lived in Moravia, New York, and then in Oswego, New York. He went to Oswego Academy. started working very young. Growing up he raised turkeys, sold candy, and did jobs for his neighbors (John D. Rockefeller [History]). When he was fourteen, his family moved to Cleveland Ohio. He went to Cleveland Central High School and dropped out, then he took one class at Folsom Mercantile College (John D. Rockefeller [Britannica]).
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John D. Rockefeller was born July 8, 1839, at Richford, New York, and died May 23, 1937, at Ormond Beach, Florida. John was a philanthropist and an American Industrialist. He founded the Standard Oil Company. This company of John's was dominating the oil industry. This company became the first great U.S business trust company.          LC