Indiana, Clay City, Marathon & LINCO (10,067)
The gasoline station was restored and is used as Visitor Center. The gas pumps are a Marathon (on right) and a LINCO (on left). LINCO was a brand of gasoline that was sold by the Lincoln Oil Refining Compnay. In 1924, the Ohio Oil Company, founded in 1887, purchased the Lincoln Oil Refining Company and its LINCO gas stations, most located around the Terre Haute area of Indiana and Illinois. The Ohio Oil Company expanded the LINCO brand into Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. In 1930, the Ohio Oil Company purchased the Marathon brand. After World War II, the Marathon brand replaced LINCO. In 1962, the Ohio Oil Company changed its name to Marathon Oil Company.
Indiana, Clay City, Marathon & LINCO (10,067)
The gasoline station was restored and is used as Visitor Center. The gas pumps are a Marathon (on right) and a LINCO (on left). LINCO was a brand of gasoline that was sold by the Lincoln Oil Refining Compnay. In 1924, the Ohio Oil Company, founded in 1887, purchased the Lincoln Oil Refining Company and its LINCO gas stations, most located around the Terre Haute area of Indiana and Illinois. The Ohio Oil Company expanded the LINCO brand into Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. In 1930, the Ohio Oil Company purchased the Marathon brand. After World War II, the Marathon brand replaced LINCO. In 1962, the Ohio Oil Company changed its name to Marathon Oil Company.