Teapot Gas Station - Historic Building and PhotoOp
teapot,gas,zillah,photoop
The Zillah Teapot Gas Station, a local landmark listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
The Teapot Gas Station was originally built as a protest against the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920’s.
The Teapot stemmed from a government scandal involving the Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall. Late in 1921 the Navy owned oil reserves at Teapot Dome, WY, and Elk Hill, CA. The Department of Interior at the direction of Secretary Fall leased the Teapot Dome Fields to oilman Henry Sinclair.
As the result of a Senate investigation Secretary Fall was convicted of accepting a bribe and sent to prison for a year. Sinclair was convicted of contempt of the Senate. Later in 1927, by a decision of the Supreme Court, the oil fields were returned to ownership of the United States Government. It was during this scandal that Jack Ainsworth built the Teapot Gas Station in 1922.
Category: Y Yodio Experiences
Located in 117 First Avenue Zillah, Washington 98953
Tracks:
- Yodio Track 1