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Part of the Wax plant. Was turned into a machine shop and eventually abandoned.
Persolite Products Inc. The Former Boiler House for United Oil Company
Part of the Wax plant. Was turned into a machine shop and eventually abandoned.
Persolite Products Inc. The Former Boiler House for United Oil Company 1
Pre-1916 Photo of the United Oil Company Refinery before the sale to CONOCO This photo was saved and restored by Sam Carlsson in 2020 and is available at the Florence Pioneer Museum
The last two distilling tanks. Ventilation tunnels used to connect each one of these to the towers venting the biproducts.
Similar angle of the Pre-1916 photo taken via drone during the winter of 2022. Can you see a few of the super recognizable buildings (or towers) left standing today?
The Wedding Tower. This was connected to a series of tunnels venting all of the stills into the air.
View of the two remaining stilling tanks (front right) Wedding Tower (Middle) and Boiler House Tower (back left)
Ariel View of the Boiler House Wax Plant and eastern section of the former property. Taken Winter 2022 via Mini 2 drone