The Wood River Refinery History Museum documents the construction, operation, growth, & contributions of the refinery and its employees over their 100+ year history of providing petroleum productions for the St. Louis area in particular and the surrounding Midwest in general

Museum visiting hours:
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Wednesdays
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Thursdays

If those times don’t work for you, we can make arrangements to open at a different time.
Call (618-255-3718) or email the museum (wrrmu@p66.com) for more information.

NEWS: 2026 membership forms are now being mailed to Wood River Refinery retirees. Dues remain $15 and support the museum’s activities. including the displays, this website, and our Facebook page. Membership also ensures invitations to Refinery-sponsored Special Events, including the Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Golf Scramble, Great Godfrey Corn Maze, and Annual Children’s Holiday Party. Anyone who retired from Wood River Refinery, whether its ownership was Shell, Tosco, ConocoPhillips, or Phillips 66, can be a member.

The Main Building

The 1952-1966 Mileage Marathon record holder (168.47 mpg)
Kiosks display various time periods in the refinery’s history, as well as employee activities on and off the job
A video room can show short features of events in the refinery’s history

Buildings 2 and 3

A restored 1918 Shell tank truck and other large equipment in Building 2
An engine for measuring octane number
A gasoline engine driven fire pump
Wearables, safety items, and tools are in Building 3

The Wood River Refinery History Museum is also on Facebook

From time to time we’ll post news items and articles from our archives on our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/WRRMuseum/

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