Near Reynolds in Taylor County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative

Photographed by David Seibert, 1991

1. Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Marker

Inscription. In 1936, a group of farmers in the Crowell area investigated the possibility of bringing electric service to the community. In 1937, they formed Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative with a loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to serve 175 members in Taylor County. Crowell became the first community to be served by the new electric cooperative. Thus the humble beginning of Flint Electric Membership Corporation. Flint EMC now serves members in 15 Middle Georgia counties.

Erected 1985 by Flint Electric Membership Corporation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Rural Electrification 💡 series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 32° 39.233′ N, 84° 8.737′ W. Marker is near Reynolds, Georgia, in Taylor County. It is on Crowell Road (Georgia Route 283) 0 miles south of Route 137, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located at the old school in the Crowell community. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reynolds GA 31076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Wire Road (approx. 1.6 miles away); William Bartram Trail

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); Fort Lawrence (approx. 2.7 miles away); Creek Agency (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tuscaloosa Formation (approx. 6.4 miles away); Gen. John B. Gordon Marker (approx. 8 miles away); Taylor County War Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reynolds.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

2. Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Marker

The marker 19 years after the original photo

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

3. Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Marker

Looking northeast on Georgia Highway 137 toward Roberta

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

4. Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Marker

The marker in front of the old school, now the Cowell Community Center

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,605 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 17, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.