The Wood River Refinery History Museum documents the construction, growth, operation, & contributions of the refinery and its employees over their 100+ year history

*** Update: January 2023 ***
With the decline in coronavirus cases and end of pandemic restrictions in Madison County, the Museum’s board has decided to reopen the Museum on Wednesdays as well as Thursdays. As before, special arrangements for a visit on other days can be made by contacting the museum.

Museum visiting hours:

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Wednesday
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Thursday

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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