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Photographer: Postcard by the Mebane Greeting Card Company
Taken: Circa 1935
Caption:
Hotel Edison, Sunbury, Pa. | Additional Description:
In 1883 Thomas Edison and his crew used Sunbury's City Hotel as their base during installation of their experimental three-wire electrical system in the town. On the night of July 4th, Edison switched on the current to a 100-candle power light over the City Hotel entrance, to the cheers of residents and marches played by a local brass band. Sunbury's City Hotel, which changed its name to the Hotel Edison soon after the lighting ceremony, remains in operation today. -- ExplorePAHistory.com
Submitted: October 20, 2015.
Database Locator Identification Number: p334413
File Size: 0.323 Megabytes
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