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In 1836, Philadelphians mostly used whale oil and candles to light their homes and businesses. That year, the newly formed Philadelphia Gas Works caused a stir when it lit 46 downtown street lamps with gas made from coal in its plant on the Schuylkill River. By the end of the Civil War, public thoroughfares and private dwellings in the core of most large Eastern cities were illuminated by gas, supplied through cast iron pipes buried beneath the busy streets and the whale oil lighting industry was nearly dead.
ST. PAUL â Minnesota State Senator David Tomassoni on Monday introduced a resolution at the state senate to declare Feb. 3, 2021, as Bill Loushine Day in Chisholm in honor of Loushineâs 100th birthday.
Tomassoni, who represents District 6, along with Sen. Paul Gazelka, Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Secretary of State Cal Ludeman, signed the resolution.
In the resolution Tomassoni shares information on Loushine, including his personal life and his commitment to his country.
âBill was married to his wife, Rita in 1946 and together they raised five boys (Bill, Tom, Bob, Chucky and Rick),â it states in the resolution.