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Richfield Oil Corporation was an American petroleum company based in California from 1905 to 1966. In 1966, it merged with Atlantic Refining Company to form the Atlantic Richfield Company (later renamed ARCO).
The merger of the two oil companies took place in January 1966, forming Atlantic Richfield Company. Two years later, the biggest oil discovery in the Western Hemisphere was made in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, with Atlantic Richfield the biggest federal leaseholder in the state.
At first the town was called Elwyntown, in honour of Thomas Elwyn, the gold commissioner. However, the name did not reflect the fantastic richness of the placer deposits, and in September, 1862, it was officially named Richfield by Lieutenant H.S. Palmer of the Royal Engineers, who surveyed it. THE CANADIAN COMPANY
Aug 10, 2011 · Richfield's preeminence was short-lived as lumber, flour milling and other industries dependent on the Mississippi River began to boom, fueling the city's growth. The state...
- Alison Nowak
The first settler in Richfield was a man by the name of Lancelot Mays, who arrived from Pennsylvania in 1809. He and his Family settled in the southwest part of town, later sold to John Bigelow in 1814. Lancelot was a Daniel Boone-type of man and did not relish living with Yankees!
Sep 3, 2020 · In its early settlement, Edina was part of Richfield Township. In 1888 the residents of what is now Edina voted to create their own village. Now separated from Richfield Township, it was time to decide on a name for the new village.
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Richfield Oil Corporation, a former brand of filling station in the western United States that merged to form the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO)
