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==Legacy==

==Legacy==

[[File:Rockefellergrave.JPG|right|thumb|200px| A 70-foot obelisk marks his grave. The structure was created by Joseph Carabelli.]]

[[File:Rockefellergrave.JPG|right|thumb|200px| A 70-foot obelisk marks his grave. The structure was created by Joseph Carabelli.]]

He died on May 23, 1937, 26 months shy of his 100th birthday. Rockefeller is buried in Lake View Cementery, Cleveland, Ohio. Visitors to the gravesite often place dimes at the base of the stone, perhaps hoping that their money will increase as Rockefeller's did. <ref>[http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandattractions/ss/lakeview_2.htm Lake View Cemetery - John D. Rockefeller's Grave, About.com]</ref>

He died on May 23, 1937, 26 months shy of his 100th birthday. Rockefeller is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. Visitors to the gravesite often place dimes at the base of the stone, perhaps hoping that their money will increase as Rockefeller's did. <ref>[http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandattractions/ss/lakeview_2.htm Lake View Cemetery - John D. Rockefeller's Grave, About.com]</ref>

Rockefeller had a long and controversial career in industry followed by a long career in philanthropy.  His image is an amalgam of all of these experiences and the many ways he was viewed by his contemporaries.  These contemporaries include his former competitors, many of whom were driven to ruin, but many others of whom sold out at a profit (or a profitable stake in Standard Oil, as Rockefeller often offered his shares as payment for a business), and quite a few of whom became very wealthy as managers as well as owners in Standard Oil.  They also include politicians and writers, some of whom served Rockefeller's interests, and some of whom built their careers by fighting Rockefeller and the "[[robber baron]]s."

Rockefeller had a long and controversial career in industry followed by a long career in philanthropy.  His image is an amalgam of all of these experiences and the many ways he was viewed by his contemporaries.  These contemporaries include his former competitors, many of whom were driven to ruin, but many others of whom sold out at a profit (or a profitable stake in Standard Oil, as Rockefeller often offered his shares as payment for a business), and quite a few of whom became very wealthy as managers as well as owners in Standard Oil.  They also include politicians and writers, some of whom served Rockefeller's interests, and some of whom built their careers by fighting Rockefeller and the "[[robber baron]]s."