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In 1673, Louis Joliet and Father Jaques Marquette created the first map labeled with coal deposits. *No date.
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The first commercial coal production begins in Richmond, VA. *No date.
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Ben Franklin makes the discovery that lightning is electricity. This discovery paves the way for the future use of electricity.
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In Baltimore, Maryland, the street lights are for the first time ever lit with gas instead of coal. *No date.
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The first natural gas well was drilled in 1821 in Fredonia, New York. *No date.
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The first steam locomotive is invented in 1830 by Peter Cooper, naming the train Tom Thumb. *No date.
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The first use of oil was by a Pittsburgh man by the name of Samuel Keir in 1847. *No date.
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The first windmill used to generate electricity in operated in Colombus, Ohio. *No date.
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The world's first geothermal power plant is operated in California. *No date.
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Nuclear power makes its debut in Richland, Washington as the first nuclear reactor begins operation.