Emporia in Greensville County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2010

1. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Marker

Inscription. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was chartered March 11, 1938, by a group of Mecklenburg County residents. The first office was located in Boydton, Virginia. The group's stated purpose was: "To advance the position of agriculture, to enrich the life of the community, to free men and women from the heavy drudgery of the home and farm, this electric system was erected by the farmers and their neighbors to whom it supplies the limitless service of electricity." In 1939, the Headquarters office was moved to Chase City. Soon the service area extended from Pittsylvania County, east, to Sussex County. Later District offices were added in Emporia, Gretna, and Chase City.

Erected by Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Rural Electrification 💡 series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 11, 1948.

Location. 36° 43.019′ N, 77° 34.784′ W. Marker is in Emporia, Virginia, in Greensville County. It is on Pleasant Shade Drive (U.S. 58) west of Carter Road (Virginia Route 649), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1413 Pleasant Shade Drive, Emporia VA 23847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southside Virginia

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Wilbert Tucker (1913~1990) (approx. 2.7 miles away); Greensville County Training School (approx. 2.7 miles away); John Day (approx. 2.8 miles away); Fearnought (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hicksford Raid (approx. 2.8 miles away); Memorial League WWI Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Tarleton's Movements (approx. 2.9 miles away); Meherrin River Trail (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emporia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Butts Tavern (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. (Submitted on October 14, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2010

2. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Marker

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Marker along US 58 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2012

3. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Marker along US 58

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3. submitted on October 21, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.