Capt. John Barneson Brings An Oil Refinery To Torrance
If not for Captain John Barneson, the ExxonMobil oil refinery would possibly by no means have come to Torrance.Born in Scotland on Jan. 1, 1862, Barneson spent his early years piloting transport ships before establishing his own transport firm in San Francisco in the 1890s.Barneson firm was known as upon to function troop ships during the [...]