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[[File:Gas Generating Plant of the Utica Gas & Elec. Company, c. 1920.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Gas Generating Plant of the Utica Gas & Elec. Company, c. 1920, note large round gas holding tank]] | [[File:Gas Generating Plant of the Utica Gas & Elec. Company, c. 1920.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Gas Generating Plant of the Utica Gas & Elec. Company, c. 1920, note large round gas holding tank]] | ||
The '''Charlottesville Gas Works''' | The '''Charlottesville Gas Works''' was a complex of buildings and large above ground holding tanks located in the [[Starr Hill]] area of the city. Decommissioned and dismantled, the plant was located at the intersection of [[Coy Avenue]] and [[North 4th Street West]], adjacent to a short branch line of the may be (called a spur line) which was used to deliver coal to the plant. Now the site of the [[Charlottesville City Warehouse]] and [[Charlottesville Public Works Administration Building]] and the Starr Hill neighborhood small area plan commissioned by [[New Hill Development Corporation]].) | ||
The coal, delivered by rails, was stored onsite and later gasified by heating the coal in enclosed ovens with an oxygen-poor atmosphere. The by-products of coal gas manufacture included coke, coal tar, sulfur and ammonia. <ref>https://semspub.epa.gov/work/02/206912.pdf</ref> | |||
The '''Charlottesville Gas Works''' plant located was owned and operated by the City of Charlottesville. In the late 1800's, coal was converted (gasified) to make '''coal gas''' which was piped to area customers to burn for illumination, heating, and cooking. It was supplied to customers through the city owned piped distribution system. While many Virginia municipalities, such as the [[City of Charlottesville]], owned their gas plants - most were privately owned. The area's main source of gas fuel, it was succeeded by [[Charlottesville Gas]], a natural gas utility owned and operated by the City of Charlottesville which provides residents of Charlottesville and urban areas of Albemarle County "for over 150 years." Charlottesville Gas currently has close to 21,000 customers in the area.<ref>https://www.charlottesville.gov/465/Natural-Gas</ref><ref>https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/the-city-of-charlottesville-owns-a-gas-utility-how-does-it-work/</ef> | |||
In the late 1800's, coal was converted (gasified) to make '''coal gas''' which was piped to area customers to burn for illumination, heating, and cooking. It was supplied to customers through the city owned piped distribution system. While many Virginia municipalities, such as the [[City of Charlottesville]], owned their gas plants - most were privately owned. (The [[Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway|Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway Company (C&A)]] electric streetcars were operated off of an overhead line system that was powered by the railroad's own gas-fired electric power plant.) | |||
== Historic background == | == Historic background == | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 27 September 2022
The Charlottesville Gas Works was a complex of buildings and large above ground holding tanks located in the Starr Hill area of the city. Decommissioned and dismantled, the plant was located at the intersection of Coy Avenue and North 4th Street West, adjacent to a short branch line of the may be (called a spur line) which was used to deliver coal to the plant. Now the site of the Charlottesville City Warehouse and Charlottesville Public Works Administration Building and the Starr Hill neighborhood small area plan commissioned by New Hill Development Corporation.)
The coal, delivered by rails, was stored onsite and later gasified by heating the coal in enclosed ovens with an oxygen-poor atmosphere. The by-products of coal gas manufacture included coke, coal tar, sulfur and ammonia. [1]
The Charlottesville Gas Works plant located was owned and operated by the City of Charlottesville. In the late 1800's, coal was converted (gasified) to make coal gas which was piped to area customers to burn for illumination, heating, and cooking. It was supplied to customers through the city owned piped distribution system. While many Virginia municipalities, such as the City of Charlottesville, owned their gas plants - most were privately owned. The area's main source of gas fuel, it was succeeded by Charlottesville Gas, a natural gas utility owned and operated by the City of Charlottesville which provides residents of Charlottesville and urban areas of Albemarle County "for over 150 years." Charlottesville Gas currently has close to 21,000 customers in the area.[2]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
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