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Indiana Gas Field Natural gas miners and their drill, near Kokomo, Indiana, c. 1885. The Indiana gas boom was a period of active drilling and production of natural gas in the Trenton Gas Field, in the US state of Indiana and the adjacent northwest part of Ohio. The boom began in the early 1880s and lasted into the early 20th century.
The explosion was one of the worst disasters in both Indianapolis and Indiana history. [43] Approximately 54 people died in the initial explosion, and others later succumbed to their injuries, raising the number of fatalities to approximately 81. [note 4] Among the dead was a former mayor of nearby Lafayette, Indiana. [11]
Almost all of the natural gas was removed from the field by 1910, but only about 10% of the oil had been removed at that point. The lack of pressure caused by the removal of the gas led to a complete stoppage of oil production, even though an estimated 900 million barrels (140,000,000 m 3) of oil remained in the field. [3]
1887 Spring – Hartford City Gas and Oil Company drills successful natural gas well in Hartford City. [27] This begins Blackford County's participation in the Indiana Gas Boom, as the Trenton Gas Field includes most of Blackford County. 1888 – Community of Mollie, a railroad stop in Harrison Township, opens Mollie Post Office. [8]
This is a list of glass factories that operated in Blackford County, Indiana, United States. Natural gas (and later crude oil) was discovered in Blackford County in 1887. [1] This discovery marked the start of Blackford County's participation in the Indiana Gas Boom. Manufacturers, especially glass makers, were lured to the area with promises ...
Hartford City, Indiana, began in the late 1830s as a few log cabins clustered near a creek.The community became the county seat of Blackford County.Located in the north east-central portion of the state, the small farming community experienced a 15-year "boom" beginning in the late 1880s caused by the discovery of natural gas.
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Indiana Glass Company was an American company that manufactured pressed, blown and hand-molded glassware and tableware for almost 100 years. Predecessors to the company began operations in Dunkirk, Indiana, in 1896 and 1904, when East Central Indiana experienced the Indiana gas boom. The company started in 1907, when a group of investors led by ...