Posen Township in Presque Isle County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023

1. Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument Marker

Inscription. The first utility pole set by Presque Isle Electric Cooperative was erected near this site on September 22, 1937. Established in 1935, the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) was a New Deal program designed to help cooperatives provide low-cost power to rural areas. On December 22, 1937, the Presque Isle Electric Cooperative energized its first seventy miles of line, from Norway Dam in Alpena to Moltke Township Presque Isle County, bringing electricity to eighty-two families.

Erected 1988 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number 140.)

Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1937.

Location. 45° 15.759′ N, 83° 41.923′ W. Marker is in Posen, Michigan, in Presque Isle County. It is in Posen Township. It is on Michigan Avenue (Michigan Route 65) north of State Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10983 Michigan Ave, Posen MI 49776, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula

and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Our Common Ancestors (here, next

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to this marker); Lest We Forget (here, next to this marker); Elowsky Mill (approx. 3½ miles away); Leer / Norwegian Lutheran Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Distributing Relief Supplies (approx. 5.2 miles away); Relief Shacks (approx. 5.2 miles away); Metz After the Fire (approx. 5.2 miles away); Metz D&M Depot Before the Fire (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Posen.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023

2. Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument Marker

Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023

3. Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument and Marker

Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023

4. Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument Plaque

It reads, “Near this site the first rural electric cooperative utility pole in the State of Michigan was erected on September 22, 1937. This plaque was dedicated and presented to the citizens of Posen on September 22, 1967, by the Presque Isle Electric Cooperative, Inc., Onaway, Michigan.”

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.