Industrial Expansion Garrett Modery and Tomas Llibre

First oil well drilled in Pennsylvania

Jul 28, 1859

George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake succeed in drilling an oil rig in Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania.

Transcontinental Railroad is completed

May 10, 1869

The presidents of Union Pacific and Central Pacific meet in Promontory, Utah.

Standard Oil is founded by Rockefeller

1870

Standard Oil is founded by John D. Rockefeller and Henry Falger in Cleveland OH. It produced, transported, refined, and sold oil.

Bell Patents Telephone

Mar 7, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell is granted the patent for the telephone, and completes it three days later.

First Telephone in the White House

Nov 6, 1877

President Rutherford B. Hayes has the White House's first telephone installed in the mansion's telegraph room. President Hayes embraced the new technology, though he rarely received phone calls.

Edison perfects the lightbulb

Oct 21, 1879

Thomas Edison perfects carbonized cotton filament light bulb

Railroads Set Up Timezones

Nov 18, 1883

Plans needed to determine universal departures for trains. Four standard time zones for the United States are introduced.

First Electric Trolley Line

Feb 2, 1888

Electric power is supplied through overhead trolley wires. Cars weigh 6,900 pounds, provided 40 seats, carried up to 100 passengers, and run at 7.5 miles per hour.

Sherman Anti-Trust Act formed

Jul 2, 1890

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act is the first Federal act to outlaw monopolies and prohibit trusts.

Carnegie Steel Company Formed

1892

Carnegie Steel Company is founded in Pittsburgh, PA by Andrew Carnegie and several other close associates.

J.P. Morgan forms US Steel

Mar 2, 1901

Those involved in the creation of US Steel were Andrew Carnegie, Elbert H. Gary, Charles M. Schwab, and, most importantly, J.P. Morgan. The company was based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.