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Pittsburgh: Natural Gas Disputes of the 1880′s
October 28, 2012 | Post-Gazette.com

An article on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website reviews some of the natural gas problems in the Pittsburgh area during the 1880′s. This was when some of the first underground natural gas lines were being built to deliver gas to consumers.


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