Indiana Natural Gas Boom

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Petroleum Pioneers

Abundant late-19th century natural gas supplies attracted manufacturers away from coal.

 

Natural gas discoveries of the 1880s revealed the giant Trenton Field in Indiana, which extended into Ohio. New pipelines and abundant gas supplies would attract manufacturing industries to the Midwest — where small towns competed with cities to attract new industries. It was an Indiana natural gas boom too good to last. (more…)

History of Con Edison

by | Jan 1, 2024 | Petroleum Companies

New York, Manhattan, Metropolitan, Municipal, Knickerbocker and Harlem gas companies merged in 1884.

 

The history of Con Edison includes stories of work crews from New York City’s many competing gas companies digging up lines of rivals — and literally battling for customers, giving rise to the term “gas house gangs.” (more…)

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