Fulton Gas Works, Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia USA

THE CITY OF RICHMOND ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE ON NOV. 29, 1848 THAT CREATED THE “COMMITTEE ON LIGHT”, “TO HAVE CONSTRUCTED SUITABLE WORKS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CARBURETED HYDROGEN GAS FROM BITUMINOUS COAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ILLUMINATION THROUGH THE STREETS, LANES, AND ALLEYS OF THE CITY. OPERATIONS BEGAN ON THE SITE IN 1851 WITH 627 PRIVATE USERS WHICH INCREASED TO 937 IN THE SECOND YEAR, OUT GROWING THE PLANT IN ONLY TWO YEARS

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