In 1874, the forty-year-old Backus died, likely from

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• Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book

  In 1874, the forty-year-old Backus died, likely from consumption, and his widow inherited an obsolete plant that consisted of little more than a primitive cluster of sheds, stills, and tanks.

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