Add to ORKGThe town was laid out in 1867 and was initially named Harrisburg after John S. Harris, a local attorney. During the natural gas boom of 1887 the city was renamed Gas City. Glass, barrels and concrete were produced at that time in the city. The gas supply was depleted in 1891
In 1929, the Indiana Oil and Gas Company purchased a full page advertisement in the Vincennes Commer...
Many glass factories moved to East Central Indiana during the gas boom, most notably, the Ball Bros....
Fremont was originally named Willow Prairie in 1834. In 1837 it was platted and renamed Brockville. ...
Greentown became one of Howard County's "boom" towns after the discovery of natural gas deposits in ...
In 1876, gas was struck in Eaton, Indiana. People did not yet know the potential of natural gas and ...
Not all companies survived the gas boom. Muncie kept many factories originally attracted there by th...
Hammond was first settled in 1851, making it the oldest of the large cities in the area. The first i...
In 1837 Abel Baldwin platted Montpelier to resemble his hometown of Montpelier, Vermont. Incorporate...
The town was platted as Jonesboro in 1836 but was renamed Warren in 1839 for Revolutionary War Gener...
In 1889, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper’s Indiana supplement featured the natural gas discover...
In 1837 Abel Baldwin platted Montpelier to resemble his hometown of Montpelier, Vermont. Incorporate...
Carbon, Indiana was founded in 1870 by the Carbon Block Coal Company, who named it for its resource....
Many glass factories moved to East Central Indiana during the gas boom, most notably, the Ball Bros....
An earlier settlement was called Gundys Deadening after a settler named Gundy deadened timber before...
The industrial era in East Central Indiana began largely due to the discovery of gas, which in turn ...
In 1929, the Indiana Oil and Gas Company purchased a full page advertisement in the Vincennes Commer...
Many glass factories moved to East Central Indiana during the gas boom, most notably, the Ball Bros....
Fremont was originally named Willow Prairie in 1834. In 1837 it was platted and renamed Brockville. ...
Greentown became one of Howard County's "boom" towns after the discovery of natural gas deposits in ...
In 1876, gas was struck in Eaton, Indiana. People did not yet know the potential of natural gas and ...
Not all companies survived the gas boom. Muncie kept many factories originally attracted there by th...
Hammond was first settled in 1851, making it the oldest of the large cities in the area. The first i...
In 1837 Abel Baldwin platted Montpelier to resemble his hometown of Montpelier, Vermont. Incorporate...
The town was platted as Jonesboro in 1836 but was renamed Warren in 1839 for Revolutionary War Gener...
In 1889, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper’s Indiana supplement featured the natural gas discover...
In 1837 Abel Baldwin platted Montpelier to resemble his hometown of Montpelier, Vermont. Incorporate...
Carbon, Indiana was founded in 1870 by the Carbon Block Coal Company, who named it for its resource....
Many glass factories moved to East Central Indiana during the gas boom, most notably, the Ball Bros....
An earlier settlement was called Gundys Deadening after a settler named Gundy deadened timber before...
The industrial era in East Central Indiana began largely due to the discovery of gas, which in turn ...
In 1929, the Indiana Oil and Gas Company purchased a full page advertisement in the Vincennes Commer...
Many glass factories moved to East Central Indiana during the gas boom, most notably, the Ball Bros....
Fremont was originally named Willow Prairie in 1834. In 1837 it was platted and renamed Brockville. ...