Gas Boom Promotional Pamphlet
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Like many communities in the region, Kokomo used the discovery of natural gas as an economic development incentive, offering unlimited supplies of free or inexpensive energy in return for investment. This Kokomo Board of Trade pamphlet featured an image of a burning flambeau and claimed a capacity of 46 million cubic feet of gas every day. The incentives led to a population boom and a shift toward a more industrial economy.
This file appears in: Kokomo’s Seiberling Mansion
Kokomo’s Seiberling Mansion
Construction of the Mansion - 1889 Monroe Seiberling used the wealth earned from the Diamond Plate Glass Company to build himself a beautiful house. Construction of Seiberling’s spacious home began in 1889. The mansion reportedly cost $50,000 –…