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First Commercial Coal Production in the U.S.
The first commercial coal production in the U.S. was in Richmond, Virginia. The first miners were likely farmers because they would dig out beds exposed on the surface. This was an important step in the history of energy as coal has proven to be a very important resource to produce energy.
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First Natural Gas Well in U.S.
After noticing some gas bubbles rising to the surface of a creek William Hart was the first person in the U.S. to dig a well specifically to harvest gas. This was an important event in regards to energy because gas is one of the main substances that is used for power and fuel such as for cars.
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Coal Becomes Primary Locomotive Fuel in the U.S.
Coal was first in high demand when it began to be used for locomotives. This was important in the history of energy because it changed the source people retrieved it from. They unknowingly began to dip into the Earth's fossil fuels, a nonrenewable resource.
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Windmill Becomes Popular Water Pumping Tool
The Western U.S. is a very windy place. Pioneers and settlers began to take advantage of this readily available energy to complete a task that would otherwise take them significant amounts of time. This was very significant in the history of energy because it allowed people to view energy differently.
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Rockefeller Forms Standard Oil and Develops Petroleum as a Major Energy Source
Petroleum had great potential and major business man John D. Rockefeller noticed. Not long after the Civil War Rockefeller took control of the industry and petroleum became the primary energy source not only in the U.S. but also in many other societies around the world. This was very important because it shows the different resources we relied on during different developmental stages of growth in the U.S.
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First Electric Plant
Built by Thomas Edison in New York the first electric plant were the very beginnings of the first power plant. This is important in the history of energy because it was the first place in the U.S. that energy in the form of electricity was mass produced.
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World's First Geothermal District Heating System
In Boise, Idaho the first district heating system supplied water from hot springs to 200 homes and 40 businesses. This is important in the history of energy because it was an entirely different way to supply homes and business with certain things they need.
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World's First Geothermal Power Plant
In California the world's first geothermal power plant was built. Although this resource could not compete at the time with other low cost energy resources it allowed an untapped energy resource to be taken advantage of.
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First Federal Law Estsblished to Control Pollution from the Oil Industry
Energy is a positive thing that people want to increase by using resources but there is a toll it takes on the environment that needs to be limited. In order for people to have a stable environment so they can worry about the economy and create new ways to take advantage of resources, there must be balance between the environment and advancement of people.
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Hoover Dam is Built
The Hoover Dam was, at its completion, the largest hydroelectric producer in the world. Until 1948 no other hydroelectric producer could surpass it. This is significant in the history of energy because it was such a big project that benefited many people to combat the effects of the Great Depression.
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