What makes the Black Country great? How much paper have you got? Almost everything that is good in your life is linked to the Black Country one way or another. But just to get you started, here's a dozen things that make the Black Country bostin':

We've got to start with the reason that July 14 is chosen for Black Country Day: it marks the anniversary of the world's first working steam engine built by Thomas Newcomen at Coneygree Mine Works, about a mile from Dudley Castle, on July 14 in 1712. Imagine how different the world would be today if Newcomen had not........

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