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No, Clapham was not the first village to get electric street lights. It was however the first village outside London to have electric street lighting.
Berlin first got electric street lights in 1882 when Siemens was awarded a contract to do so.
Niagara Falls, NY was the first to have hydroelectric powered lights in 1879.
Street lights date back thousands of years. As early as the 4th century Antioch had street lights. Street lights were also used in the 9-10 centuries by the Arab Empire. In 1417 in London Henry Bastien ordered lanterns to be hung on winter nights and by 1792 William Murdoch had installed gas lights in London. In the United States Ben Franklin helped with street lights and by 1816 Baltimore was the first city to have street lights.
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Street lights date back thousands of years. As early as the 4th century Antioch had street lights. Street lights were also used in the 9-10 centuries by the Arab Empire. In 1417 in London Henry Bastien ordered lanterns to be hung on winter nights and by 1792 William Murdoch had installed gas lights in London. In the United States Ben Franklin helped with street lights and by 1816 Baltimore was the first city to have street lights.
Street lights date back thousands of years. As early as the 4th century Antioch had street lights. Street lights were also used in the 9-10 centuries by the Arab Empire. In 1417 in London Henry Bastien ordered lanterns to be hung on winter nights and by 1792 William Murdoch had installed gas lights in London. In the United States Ben Franklin helped with street lights and by 1816 Baltimore was the first city to have street lights.
1414 South 9th Street, Richmond, Indiana 47374 was first Built in 1830.
The first city in the Southern Hemisphere to install street lights was Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1821.
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Antioch in the 4th century.
Charles Bush did not invent street lights. In fact, the first electric street lights were invented by Sir Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison in the late 19th century. Street lights were developed to improve visibility and safety on roads and streets during the night.