page_title: History of street lighting in the United States
section_title: US Lighting Group
hierarchical_section_title: History of street lighting in the United States / List of streetlight manufacturers and fixtures / US Lighting Group
caption_attribution_description: English: History of street lighting
context_page_description: Street lighting in the United States was introduced to the US by inventor Benjamin Franklin, who was the postmaster of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For this reason, many regard Philadelphia as the birthplace of street lighting in the US.
  The colonial-era streetlights were lit by candles placed inside a glass vessel, which kept the candle from being blown out by wind. Franklin's design was four-sided, with four separate panes of glass, so that if one pane of glass was broken, the lamp did not need to be entirely replaced, and might not even blow out.
  After the invention of gas lighting by William Murdoch in 1792, cities in Britain began to light their streets using gas. The United States followed suit shortly afterwards with the introduction of gas lighting to Pelham Street in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1803. Throughout the 19th century, the use of gas lighting increased. Some locations in the US still use gas lights.
  After Thomas Edison pioneered electric use, light bulbs were developed for the streetlights as well.
context_section_description: Tech CO1 (40-150 watts)
  Induction lamp street light found in Lexington, Massachusetts. Note the "I" on the Nema tag means "Induction".
caption: Tech CO1 40 watt version
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