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.
Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument. . 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.
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.)
Location. 45° 15.759′ N, 83° 41.923′ W. Marker is in Posen, Michigan, in Presque Isle County. It is in Posen Township. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. In Memory of Our Common Ancestors (here, next to this marker); Elowsky Mill
2. Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023
3. Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument and Marker
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 45 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.