Jefferson Oil Company Tanks in The Reivers (Location)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2015-10-29 10:07
Text: 
The Reivers
Location Key: 
Jefferson Oil Company Tanks
Display Label: 
Oil Company Tanks
Map Icon: 
Other Structure
Authority : 
Text (when unambiguous)
Other Texts Location Appears In: 
The Town
X: 
1160
Y: 
835
Description: 

This is the first 'gas station' in Yoknapatawpha. A few years before 1905, due to the advent of the automobile, the oil company added "a special tank of gasoline, with a pump," to its oil tanks "on the side track at the [train] depot" (48).

Role: 
Only Mentioned in Text
Status: 
Continuous
Types: 
Oil Tanks|Gas Station

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