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Alagasco has been providing reliable natural gas service in Alabama for more than 150 years. Through Alagasco, Energen Corporation traces its beginning to October 14, 1852. John Jeffrey and Company of Cincinnati, Ohio received a franchise from the City of Montgomery to provide street lighting using manufactured gas. Montgomery Gas Light Company purchased the franchise in 1853 and, a year later, the first street gaslights were in operation. Since 1854, the company has experienced relocations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and name changes. In 1937, Southern Natural Gas Company in Birmingham, Alabama, organized the utility into Alabama Gas Company and in 1948 merged it with Birmingham Gas Company to form Alabama Gas Corporation. The company spun off from Southern Natural in 1953, becoming an independent and publicly traded company. The company formed the holding company Alagasco, Inc. in 1974 to position itself for the future. Alabama Gas Corporation was its primary subsidiary. The holding company became Energen Corporation in 1985. Energen has two major subsidiaries: Alagasco, its natural gas utility, and Energen Resources, its oil and gas exploration and production company. Alagasco is the largest natural gas distributor in the state. The company serves an average of 460,000 customers in nearly 200 Alabama cities, towns and communities. More than 1,000 employees work in Alagasco's seven operating divisions - Anniston, Birmingham, Gadsden, Montgomery, Opelika, Selma and Tuscaloosa - and smaller district offices in the surrounding areas. Customers have been an important part of Alagasco's business throughout our history. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you. We couldn't have made it to this important milestone without you! Legal Notice | Copyright 1997-2006 All rights reserved.