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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 field was the largest natural gas discovery up to that time, with an area of 5,120 square miles (13,300 km 2), somewhat smaller in area than the state of Connecticut, containing over 1 trillion cubic feet (28 × 10 ^ 9 m 3) of natural gas.
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 ...
Its county seat is Hartford City, Indiana, which was briefly a boomtown because of the discovery of natural gas. Because of the natural gas and oil fields elsewhere in the county, the glassmaking industry thrived for about 30 years. Later in the 20th century, Hartford City was the national headquarters for Overhead Door Corporation for about 40 ...
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Indiana Gas Boom gradually came to an end. [35] The end of the Gas Boom was difficult for many small communities, and it was a major cause of Mollie's decline. Unlike some communities, Mollie did not have manufacturers that were dependent upon the low-cost energy provided by the abundant natural gas.
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. [ 4 ]
The Gas Boom gradually ended during the beginning of the 20th century, and many small communities never recovered. During the next few decades, the quality of automobiles and roads improved—indirectly contributing to the decline of many small communities as consumers drove to larger cities, and railroads declined in importance.
During the late 1880s, the discovery of natural gas in east-central Indiana led to a gas boom in the area. [19] Numerous manufacturing companies moved to the Blackford County area, lured by promises of free or low-cost natural gas. Blackford County had 18 natural gas companies in 1895, including the E.C. Storms Natural Gas Company in Roll. [20]