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First oil well is drilled in pennsylvania
Site of edwin Drake first drill was in Titusville pennsylvania. -
Transcontinental Railroad.
Connected the pacific to the mid united states. -
Rockefeller founds standard oil
Dominated all other oil companies, was a huge monopoly. -
Bell patents telephone.
Alexander Graham bell would invent the telephone for voice communication. -
Edison inventst the lightbulb
Incandesant light perfect by thomas edison changes the world. -
Sherman anti trust act.
Tried to outlaw monopolies was not effective though. -
Carnegie steel company is founded
Was sold in 1901 to the goverment. -
JP morgan US steel
Still exists today. Is th 13th largest steel producer.
