Astral — can refer to: *Astral Buoyancy, a manufacturer of PFDS based in Asheville, NC *Astral, a dream pop band *Astral Media, a Canadian media corporation *Astral Telecom, a Romanian company *Astral projection and the astral plane, a controversial… … Wikipedia
Wamsutta Oil Refinery — was established around 1861 in McClintocksville in Venango County near Oil City, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the first business enterprise of Henry Huttleston Rogers (1840 1909), who became a famous capitalist, businessman,… … Wikipedia
Astral spirits — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Henry H. Rogers — Henry Huttleston Rogers (January 29 1840 ndash; May 19 1909) was a United States capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Henry H. Rogers Dies Today. |url=… … Wikipedia
Charles Pratt — For other people named Charles Pratt, see Charles Pratt (disambiguation). Charles Pratt Charles Pratt (October 2, 1830 – May 4, 1891) was a United States capitalist, businessman and philanthropist. Pratt was a pioneer of the U.S. petroleum… … Wikipedia
Abbie G. Rogers — Abbie Gifford Rogers (January 20 1841 ndash; May 21 1894), was the first wife of Henry Huttleston Rogers, (1840 1909), a United States capitalist, businesswoman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. As children, Abbie and Hen , each of… … Wikipedia
Charles Pratt and Company — was an oil company that was formed in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States by Charles Pratt and Henry H. Rogers in 1867. It became part of John D. Rockefeller s Standard Oil organization in 1874. Pratt, born in Watertown, Massachusetts, had… … Wikipedia
History of the petroleum industry in North America — The history of the petroleum industry in North America began nearly simultaneously in Canada and the United States. PetroliaNorth America s oil industry was born in 1858 when James Miller Williams built the first successful oil well on a deposit… … Wikipedia
Kanawha (1899) — Kanawha was a 471 ton steam powered luxury yacht initially built in 1899 for millionaire industrialist and financier Henry Huttleston Rogers (1840 1909). One of the key men in the Standard Oil Trust, Rogers was one of the last of the robber… … Wikipedia
Williamsburg, Brooklyn — Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford Stuyvesant, and Bushwick. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1.Williamsburg is home to a thriving art community and is… … Wikipedia