Coffeeville in Clarke County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

1. Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation Marker

Inscription. The Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation was organized near this site on March 2, 1936, by some 83 members from Clarke and Washington Counties. This was the first rural electric cooperative organized in Alabama under an executive order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 11, 1935. The co-op's original board of directors included Joe C. McCorquodale, Sr., Ben Glover, C. R. Myrick, R. S. McNeill, and H. E. Langlois. The co-op's first attorney was C. B. Gilmore of Grove Hill and its first general manager was Garrard Harrell of Jackson.

The Co-op was first located in Coffeeville, but later moved to Commerce Street in Jackson. The cooperative serves members in Clarke, Washington, Baldwin, Monroe and Wilcox counties.

Erected by the Alabama Rural Electric Association in cooperation with Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Rural Electrification 💡 series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1991.

Location. 31° 45.352′ N, 88° 5.099′ W. Marker is in Coffeeville, Alabama, in Clarke County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 84 and River Street, on the right when traveling

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west on U.S. 84. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: U.S Highway 84, Coffeeville AL 36524, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of Coffeeville, Alabama (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clarke County Training School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ulcanush Baptist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Mitchell Reserve (approx. 3.4 miles away); West Bend (approx. 5.4 miles away); Little Place Cemetery / Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Womack Hill Community (approx. 9.9 miles away); Mitcham Beat and the Mitcham War (approx. 10.2 miles away); Fort Landrum Site (approx. 11.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coffeeville.

The view of marker looking west on U.S. 84. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

2. The view of marker looking west on U.S. 84.

The view of marker looking east on U.S. 84. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

3. The view of marker looking east on U.S. 84.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 772 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.