Corinth in Alcorn County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

First Rural Electric Power Cooperative

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 2, 2023

1. First Rural Electric Power Cooperative Marker

Inscription. In 1934, a group of local businessmen and farmers met in the back of a furniture store in Corinth and created the Alcorn County Electric Power Association (ACEPA). Chartered on January 17, 1934, ACEPA began operations on June 1. With local banker B.F. Liddon serving as the first chairman, the cooperatives offices were initially located in the Liddon Bank building. ACEPA is recognized as the first rural electric power cooperative in the nation and served as a model for other rural electric cooperatives.

Erected 2019 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 17, 1934.

Location. 34° 54.796′ N, 88° 32.384′ W. Marker is in Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. It is on South Tate Street (Mississippi Route 145) south of Cardinal Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Alcorn County Electric Power Association's office.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1909 S Tate St, Corinth MS 38834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

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

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mississippi (approx. ¼ mile away); City Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Battle of Corinth - 1862 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Caboose #2994 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bobby Gene Emmons (approx. 1.7 miles away); Corinth Confederate Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Big Guns (approx. 1.7 miles away); 1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 2, 2023

2. First Rural Electric Power Cooperative Marker

of all markers in Corinth.

Also see . . . “The Corinth Experiment”. During a time when hope was hard to come by and much of rural America was suffering, an idea was born in a back room of Will McPeters’ furniture store. (Alcorn County Electric Power Association) (Submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.