The world has changed. Two hundred years ago most people lived in
small rural communities. They walked or rode a horse when they
traveled. Water wheels were their only source of power.
Communication was restricted to the spoken and printed word.
But everything changed. The change started slowly in the forests
of western New York. Visionaries used the technology of the 1800's
to manufacture potash from ashes, used the technology of the 1820's
to collect and market natural gas, and used the technology of the
1840's to make kerosene from petroleum. Advances in engineering
made it possible to dig canals and build railroads to get these
products to market. These canals and railroads accelerated the pace
of change. Merchants then learned to protect their interests by
influencing public policy and funding decisions being made in the
state legislatures and in the United States Congress.
This resulting combination of technology, engineering, and
public policy impacted the lives of those who lived in Chautauqua
County many years ago, and it still impacts our lives today.
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