The Early Natural Gas Industry By MRF4REEZY Jan 1, 1816 Natural gas is first introduced to the U.S Jan 1, 1821 Natural gas put in streetlamps in Baltimore Jan 1, 1880 Von Quiaglo first odorizes natural gas Jan 1, 1898 Tschany proposes new ways to odorize natural gas Jan 1, 1905 Strache and Reitmayer create two odorants from Tschany's ideas Jan 1, 1918 Small scale odorization in Germany Jan 1, 1931 Natural gas spreads to the Midwestern States Mar 18, 1937 The New London School Explosion Occures