Definition of treasurer for English Language Learners. : someone who is officially in charge of the money that is taken in and paid out by a government, business, organization, etc.
On Aug. 27, 1955, an explosion at the Standard Oil refinery in Whiting, Ind., destroyed much of the plant and dozens of homes. The explosion occurred in a âhydroformer,â a 26-story-high tank used to convert low-octane gasoline into high-octane gasoline at what is now a BP refinery.
The settlement of Whiting itself dates to 1871 when a post office was established at the place where âOld Pap Whiting,â a conductor on the Lake Shore Railroad, had wrecked his train. Standard Oil Refinery, n.d. The refinery altered the remote outpost forever as it brought construction teams, saloons, stores, workers, and immigrant families to the town. Shortly after the commencement of construction boardinghouses sprouted at both entrances to the refinery.