Near Mechanicsburg in Boone County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Boone County REMC
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 27, 2009
1. Boone County REMC Marker
The Boone County REMC built Indiana's first electric cooperative line to the Clark Woody farm 5 miles west of this site with funds borrowed from the Rural Electrification Administration, July 22, 1935.
Erected 1985 by Indiana Statewide Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (Marker Number 06.1985.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers, and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1900.
Location. 40° 9.471′ N, 86° 32.296′ W. Marker is near Mechanicsburg, Indiana, in Boone County. It can be reached from I-65N. Marker is at the northbound I-65 Lebanon Rest Area (near milepost 150) just south of the Clinton County-Boone County line, about 100 feet east of the convenience station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon IN 46052, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana and specifically in Greater Indianapolis. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indian Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Thorntown Public Library (approx. 4.1 miles away); Sugar Creek Community (approx. 4.7 miles away);
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 27, 2009
2. Boone County REMC Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,381 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
