Today in Wheeling History: August 30--Natural gas was introduced in Wheeling, West Virginia with great public excitement and celebration. Civic leaders hailed it as bringing prosperity, growth, and competitiveness to Wheeling's manufacturing industries. The event marked the beginning of a new era for the city (1886).
In August 1886, natural gas was introduced in Wheeling, West Virginia to great fanfare and public celebration. The event was marked by illumination from multiple gas standpipes erected around the city, including at 14th and Market Streets, Main and 8th Streets, the Crescent, and Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.'s glass works. Thousands gathered in the streets to witness the event. Prominent speakers included William Flinn and Thomas A. Gillespie of the Wheeling Natural Gas Company, as well as C.W. Brockunier of the Manufacturers' Natural Gas Company. Civic leaders hailed natural gas as bringing prosperity, growth, and competitiveness to Wheeling's manufacturing industries like glass and iron. The occasion marked the beginning of a new era for Wheeling. (https://tinyurl.com/42ru4bm2) (https://tinyurl.com/yc33p6s7)
In August 1886, natural gas was introduced in Wheeling, West Virginia to great fanfare and public celebration. The event was marked by illumination from multiple gas standpipes erected around the city, including at 14th and Market Streets, Main and 8th Streets, the Crescent, and Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.'s glass works. Thousands gathered in the streets to witness the event. Prominent speakers included William Flinn and Thomas A. Gillespie of the Wheeling Natural Gas Company, as well as C.W. Brockunier of the Manufacturers' Natural Gas Company. Civic leaders hailed natural gas as bringing prosperity, growth, and competitiveness to Wheeling's manufacturing industries like glass and iron. The occasion marked the beginning of a new era for Wheeling. (https://tinyurl.com/42ru4bm2) (https://tinyurl.com/yc33p6s7)
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