Buckeye Pipe Line Company (LOT OF 100 PIECES)

  Product Details Buckeye Pipe Line Company Certificate TypeCommon StockDate Issued1960'sCanceledYesPrinterAmerican Bank Note CompanySignaturesMachine printedApproximate Size11 1/4" (w) by 7 1/2" (h)Additional DetailsLot of 100 pieces. Image is representative of the pieces in the lot. Historical Context The Buckeye Pipe Line Company was incorporated in March of 1886 in Pennsylvania as a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Company. Buckeye became an independent publicly owned company after Standard Oil’s dissolution in 1911.The Buckeye Pipe Line Company originally was established to supply refineries in northwestern Ohio with crude oil gathered from local production sources. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company expanded its crude oil operations and constructed a network of trunk lines that supplied refineries from Chicago to Buffalo. As local production declined and was replaced by crude supply from the Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions, Buckeye’s pipelines continued to function