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First Commercial Coal Production
Around Richmond, Virginia in 1748 the first commercial coal production began to manufacture shot, shell, and other supplies for the revolutionary war. -
First Natural Gas Well Drilled
The first well specifically intended for natural gas was dug in Fredonia, New York by William Hart in 1821. -
Ethanol Blend is Most Popular Lamp Fluid
The Leading fuel became "camphene" during this time, which was a blend of high-proof alcohol and other ingredients. Alcohol blends became popular because whale oil was much more expensive. -
New England Develops First Coal Powered Iron Forges
Iron making was revolutionized with the use of coal in making wrought iron in the 1830s. -
Windmill is used in Settling of the West
Windmills became popular as the force behind water pumps which assisted early western pioneers. They were created by a Connecticut mechanic named Daniel Halladay. -
First Commercial Oil Well is Drilled
Edwin Drake used a drill driven by a steam engine to dig his well. He initiated America's first petroleum rush. -
Standard Oil Co. is Formed
John D. Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil C. and developed petroleum as the major energy source in the US. Rockefeller had control of essentially the entire industry, and due to his efforts, petroleum became the primary energy source in most societies around the world as well as in the US. -
First Electric Plant Built
In New York, Thomas Edison started America's first power plant that served a square-mile area. He included very wealthy and influential customers in New York City. -
Standard Oil Trust is ordered by US Supreme Court to Dissolve
The Standard Oil Trust lost a anti-trust suit brought by the Federal Government as a result of Rockefeller's cutthroat business tactics and monopolization of the oil industry. His company was split into regions. -
Hoover Dam Built
The Hoover Dam is completed on the Colorado River in Arizona, four years after construction began. The dam was the largest hydroelectric producer in the world until 1948. -
Citations
http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War#/media/File:British_Army_in_Concord_Detail.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Street_Station#/media/File:PearlStreetStation.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller#/media/File:Standard_oil.OILSTOCK.JPG http://exhibits.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1800/objects/camphenelamp.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining
