Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Rural Electrification

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009

1. Rural Electrification Marker

Inscription. On November 14, 1935, the rural electrification movement got its start in Piqua with the installation of the first electric pole financed by the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). In partnership with the Miami Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., the pole was constructed to support a power line of 193 miles, bringing electricity to nearly 700 farms in the county. At the time the REA was established by the federal government, only 10% of the rural population had electricity. Today, electric cooperative lines reach more than 36 million consumers in 47 states.

Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Ohio Rural Rlectric Cooperatives, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-55.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1736.

Location. 40° 9.003′ N, 84° 12.156′ W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It is on U.S. 36, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in front of the Pioneer Electric Cooperative. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 344 W US Route 36, Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home Town Hero (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. Scott Garbry (approx. ¼ mile away); Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Village of Huntersville (approx. 1.8 miles away); Randolph Settlement / Jackson Cemetery (African) (approx. 1.8 miles away); Jackson Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Shawnee Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lock Nine Riverfront Park (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piqua.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lock Nine (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., Ohio Bicen

2. Rural Electrification Marker

Pioneer Electric Cooperative building in background.

Rural Electrification Marker Photograph image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., Ohio Bicen

3. Rural Electrification Marker Photograph

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,657 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.