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Asphalt the Cinderella of the petroleum industry
The WORLD magazine notes asphalt remains indispensable to modern life as it underpins roads roofs and ships. It traces its ancient use from La Brea pits to Columbus era Pitch Lake and highlights nine general uses from paving to paints with cost comparisons favoring asphalt over cement.
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WORLD
Marathon Oil Company
Moses
la Brea
California
Pitch Lake
Trinidad
Columbus
New World
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Michigan
Perpignan
France
United States
City Hall
Newark
New Jersey
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Mariner
Mason