Near Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013

1. Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County Marker

Inscription. W. H. Rogers, president of Inter-County R.E.C.C., threw the switch at the Perryville substation on June 10, 1938, to energize 56 miles of line to 115 homes. In 2013, on the 75th anniversary of this event, Inter-County Energy served more than 25,000 members/owners within 12 counties, over more than 3,700 miles of line.

Erected 2013 by Kentucky Histerical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2399.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1896.

Location. 37° 39.434′ N, 84° 56.552′ W. Marker is near Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is on North Bragg Street, Harrodsburg Road (U.S. 68) north of Hardee Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perryville KY 40468, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American

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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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crawford Springs (approx. ¼ mile away); Crawford House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boyle House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Perryville Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Gravicalymene Hagani (approx. 0.7 miles away); Perryville (approx. 0.7 miles away); James Harbeson (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Michael and Eddie Montgomery (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013

2. Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County Marker

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013

3. Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County Marker

Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013

4. Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 678 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.