Lempster in Sullivan County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Lighting Up Rural New Hampshire

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2023

1. Lighting Up Rural New Hampshire Marker

Inscription.

On nearby Allen Road on December 4, 1939, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative set its first utility pole, an important event in bringing electric service to the farms, mills, and homes of the New Hampshire countryside. A group of citizens formed the Cooperative and, with funding from the federal Rural Electrification Administration (REA), built and maintained its own power lines. By 2001, the member-owned Cooperative served more than 70,000 members and remained the state's only electric cooperative.

Erected by NH Division of Historical Resources and NH Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 182.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers, and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 4, 1939.

Location. 43° 14.323′ N, 72° 12.605′ W. Marker is in Lempster, New Hampshire, in Sullivan County. It is at the intersection of Lempster Street and Pitkin Road, on the left when traveling south on Lempster Street. Marker is near the 1794 Meeting

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House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 Lempster Street, Lempster NH 03605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1794 Lempster Meetinghouse (a few steps from this marker); World War Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Alonzo Ames Miner D.D. (approx. 1.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Capt. John W. Gunnison (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Little Red School House (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lempster.

Also see . . . New Hampshire Electric Cooperative. Website entry (Submitted on August 9, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2023

2. Lighting Up Rural New Hampshire Marker

Historic 1794 Meeting House in background

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.