Drilling for Natural Gas
1887: Drilling for Natural Gas in Oxford
West Collins Street

In 1887, Oxford had high hopes that a plentiful supply
of natural gas would be found beneath.

(photo courtesy of Smith Library of Regional History)
 
 

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