Early Texas Natural Gas Pipelines

Early Texas Natural Gas Pipelines (HM15Q5)

Location: Corsicana, TX 75110 Navarro County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 5.545', W 96° 27.877'

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First public use of natural gas began in Texas in 1902, from transmission lines on this street, serving local homes and businesses. These early lines were forerunners of mains that now transport Texas gas to three-fourths of the United States and Mexico. Other natural gas industry pioneer achievements in Navarro County were the first use of meters, in 1905 at Chatfield (12 miles Northeast), and first use of gas in pumping oil wells in the Corsicana field, 1906. Developers of Navarro fields expanded to Clay County, and in 1907 were supplying natural gas to Henrietta and Wichita Falls; Fort Worth and Dallas were furnished service in 1909-1910. By 1918 new fields supplied Laredo, San Antonio, Waco. Today Texas is spanned by over 83,000 miles of gas pipelines. A 1918 discovery opened the Amarillo field, soon recognized as the world's foremost gas field — and point of beginning, during the 1920s, of the first interstate natural gas pipelines. Texas now has 27 pipeline companies exporting gas. Annual production rate is nearly eight trillion cubic feet. A number of wells deliver more than 20 million cubic feet per day. Texas has 42.3 per cent of proven United States natural gas reserves.
Incise in base Early Travel, Communication and Transportation Series, erected by The Moody Foundation
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HM NumberHM15Q5
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Marker Number7196
Year Placed1967
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 5:14pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 739274 N 3553493
Decimal Degrees32.09241667, -96.46461667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 5.545', W 96° 27.877'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 5' 32.70" N, 96° 27' 52.62" W
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Area Code(s)903
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 116 W 6th Ave, Corsicana TX 75110, US
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