Episode 2 of 2

Lighting

Name: Lighting
Start: 1880-05-02
Location: New York City

When: 1880-05-02
Where: New York City
Part of: SS Columbia launched at John Roach & Sons, Chester, Pennsylvania, and later lit by Edison's incandescent system

The ship was lit for the first time on May 2, 1880, in New York City after Edison's personnel installed the lights.

Columbia sailed to New York City in May 1880. Edison's personnel installed the lighting systems. This was the first commercial use of electric light bulbs outside Edison's laboratory. The first lighting took place on May 2, 1880.

Sources

SS Columbia (1880) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19

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