Woodcock Township near Saegertown in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rural Electrification
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 21, 2012
1. Rural Electrification Marker
Erected 1986 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1753.
Location. 41° 42.136′ N, 80° 6.102′ W. Marker is near Saegertown, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is in Woodcock Township. It is on Pennsylvania Route 198 0.7 miles east of Center Street ( Route 86), on the right when traveling east. Located on Route 198 at Woodcock Creek Lake Dam Day Use area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22079 PA-198, Saegertown PA 16433, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Erie. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Daniel Saeger (approx. 2.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); McGill House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Blooming Valley Honor Roll
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Also see . . . Rural Electrification - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on October 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 21, 2012
2. Rural Electrification Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 21, 2012
3. First Pole Co-Op Electric Power
Set here August 5, 1936
Northwestern Rural Electric Co-Operative Association, Inc.
The first of thirteen electric co-operatives in Pennsylvania
One of over 1,000 R.E.A. co-operatives in U.S.A.
(Sign is located approximately .3 miles west of the Rural Electrification marker)
Northwestern Rural Electric Co-Operative Association, Inc.
The first of thirteen electric co-operatives in Pennsylvania
One of over 1,000 R.E.A. co-operatives in U.S.A.
(Sign is located approximately .3 miles west of the Rural Electrification marker)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 21, 2012
4. First Pole Co-Op Electric Power sign
Set here August 5, 1936
Northwestern Rural Electric Co-Operative Association, Inc.
The first of thirteen electric co-operatives in Pennsylvania
One of over 1,000 R.E.A. co-operatives in U.S.A.
(Sign is located approximately .3 miles west of the Rural Electrification marker)
Northwestern Rural Electric Co-Operative Association, Inc.
The first of thirteen electric co-operatives in Pennsylvania
One of over 1,000 R.E.A. co-operatives in U.S.A.
(Sign is located approximately .3 miles west of the Rural Electrification marker)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 21, 2012
5. Woodcock Creek Lake Day Use Area
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on October 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on October 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
