Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rural Electrification

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Rural Electrification Marker

Inscription. In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service. During the next five years, with federal support, 14 consumer-owned cooperatives were formed in this State. Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative, serving four counties in Pennsylvania and one in Maryland, was incorporated on March 14, 1939.

Erected 2010 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 14, 1939.

Location. 39° 59.747′ N, 79° 2.903′ W. Marker is in Somerset, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of Industrial Park Road and Drum Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Industrial Park Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Somerset PA 15501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (approx. ¼ mile away); Blue Star Memorial Highway (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wind Power (approx. 0.4 miles away); Flight 93 National Memorial

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Coffee Springs Farm (approx. 1.3 miles away); Harmon Husband (approx. 1.3 miles away); The G. Henry Cook Enrichment Center (approx. 1.8 miles away); George R. Scull House (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerset.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Rural Electrification Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.