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The first time coal was discovered and then recorded.
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The first ever recorded coal shipment for commercial use.
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Maryland was the first state to have a city use gas made from coal to light up its streets.
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The first well to be successfully dug out that led to natural gas was in New York.
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The first engine to run off of ethanol was created by Samuel Morey.
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The technique of strip-mining originated from Danville, Illinois.
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Thomas Edison creates an electricity generator powered by coal to power household lights.
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The Manhattan Project was created. Its job was to form an atomic bomb.
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Hydro-power produced about 1/3 of the nations total electricity consumption.
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Kentucky was beat by Wyoming for the top title of being the top coal-producing state.
