Capitol Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Capitol Chevron, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. As he filled up his truck, his dog began barking uncontrollably at an empty spot on the gas pump. Curious, the man looked around and saw nothing out of place. Suddenly, another customer—a delivery driver—walked over and pointed towards the sky, where a seagull was perched on the gas nozzle. Everyone laughed as they realized the dog had been barking at the bird, not the pump.

2. At Capitol Chevron, a delivery driver pulled up late one night with an unusual load. As he unloaded crates from his truck, he noticed something odd—all the boxes seemed to be labeled ‘Fuel’ but had no indication of what kind. Finally, after much confusion and several phone calls, it turned out that the mysterious cargo was actually just regular gasoline—but someone had accidentally printed the wrong labels. The next day, everyone in town joked about how the gas station briefly became the center of a major urban legend, while the delivery driver quietly hoped nobody would ask him to explain again.

3. At Capitol Chevron, a little boy approached the pump one day and asked his mom, ‘Why does that gas pump keep talking?’ The mother smiled and replied, 'It's because it's talking to you, sweetie.' The boy looked puzzled for a moment before turning back to the pump with a curious smile. From then on, whenever anyone filled up there, they’d hear him whispering, 'Hey, talk to me again!'

4. At Capitol Chevron, a delivery driver pulled up late one night with an unusual whiff of fresh-baked cookies wafting from his truck. The attendant, curious and hungry, asked if he could sample some. The driver grinned and said, ‘Help yourself!’ Turned out it was his wife’s secret recipe, and before you knew it, half the town had stopped by for a cookie. Now, every night around closing time, Capitol Chevron smells like home-baked treats—and sometimes, you can even catch a friendly chat with a neighbor or two.