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Carbon Black

Natural Gas and Petroleum Section 13 of 17

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The carbon black industry, which makes carbon by burning natural gas in a limited way, was started in Calhoun and Wirt counties at the end of the 1800s by Godfrey Cabot. It still plays an important role in the state today.

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