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  2. Gas City, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Gas City was first known as Harrisburg when settled on May 25, 1867, by Noah Harris. It became a boom town when natural gas was found in the area in 1887 as part of the Indiana gas boom . The Gas City Land Company was founded on March 21, 1892, and the town of about 150 people changed its name to Gas City a few days later. [ 5 ]

  3. Indiana gas boom - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of Blackford County Glass Factories - Wikipedia

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    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 of free gas, free land, and (in some cases) cash subsidies.

  5. Gas City, Ltd. - Wikipedia

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    Gas City, Ltd. was an independent gas retailer in the United States. It was started in 1966 in Chicago , by William J. McEnery and opened over 75 locations in northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, Florida, Arizona, and Wisconsin.

  6. Hartford City, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Hartford City is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Blackford County. [6] Located in the northeast central portion of the state, the small farming community underwent a dramatic 15-year economic boom beginning in the late 1880s. The Indiana Gas Boom resulted from the discovery and exploitation of natural gas in the area

  7. Nicholson–Rand House - Wikipedia

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    The Nicholson–Rand House is a historic house located in Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana, in Indianapolis. It was moved half a mile south by the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana (HLFI) to save it from being demolished in 1997 and added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2003. [ 2 ]

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