A Brief History of Grangemouth
5 May1790 - The Forth and Clyde Canal is completed, bringing a boom in trade with Glasgow.
1802 - The Charlotte Dundas, the world's first steam ship, is built.
1867 - The canal and docks are acquired by the Caledonian Railway Company.
1897 - The Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society opens a soap factory, Grangemouth's first chemical works.
1924 - Grangemouth Oil Refinery begins operations.
1966 - Grangemouth becomes the UK's first deep-sea container port.
1981 - International Rescue Corps is founded.
2010 - s1grangemouth.com is launched to give locals a place to discuss local issues, place small ads, air their opinions, advertise events and show off pictures and video.
Now it's your turn!
That's the briefest of brief summaries, and hardly covers the most important dates. But this is where you come in. There's lots of interest in local history and lots of local knowledge out there - so why not share it here?
Perhaps you'd like to start your own more detailed time-line, or start your own article about another aspect of Grangemouth history? And there must also be a wealth of wonderful photographs of Grangemouth in years gone by - maybe even some video of more recent events - and those are more than welcome here. Remember, history doesn't need to be in black and white! It's good to bring back memories of just a few years ago, too.
Post it all here, and let's see if we can really chronicle the history of Grangemouth in a way we can all share!
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