CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Gas lights painted sepia tones on thousands of waiting Clevelanders in the city's central square an hour after sunset April 29, 1879. Twelve electric arc lamps ringing Monumental ...
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Beginning in the 1860s, many of Staunton's streets were lighted by gas lamps. When gas was unavailable, coal oil was used as a substitute. But for the most part, Staunton thought itself quite advanced ...