Near Indiana in Indiana County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rural Electrification

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 27, 2011

1. Rural Electrification Marker

Inscription. In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service. During the next five years, with Federal support, 14 consumer-owned cooperatives were formed in this State. Southwest Central Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, serving users in seven counties, was incorporated March 4, 1937.

Erected 1987 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 4, 1781.

Location. 40° 37.971′ N, 79° 7.121′ W. Marker is near Indiana, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is on Airport Road (Pennsylvania Route 1006) 0.2 miles east of Route 286, on the left when traveling east. Located on the grounds of REA Energy, near the Indiana County Airport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 Airport Road, Indiana PA 15701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James M. Stewart's Cessna 310 N6775X (approx. 0.9 miles away); Walk of Fame (approx. 1.8 miles away); Underground Railroad Mural

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); The Rescue of Anthony Hollingsworth (approx. 1.8 miles away); James Mitchell House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Peter Sutton's Tavern, 1806 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jimmy Stewart Island (approx. 1.9 miles away); Vinegar Hill (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indiana.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2025

2. Rural Electrification Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2025

3. Rural Electrification Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 27, 2011

4. Rural Electrification Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 786 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on February 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.