Brewton in Escambia County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Southern Pine Electric Membership Corporation

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 14, 2015

1. Southern Pine Electric Membership Corporation Marker

Inscription. The Southern Pine Electric Membership Corporation was energized at this site on September 12, 1939, sending electric power flowing into 75 homes and businesses in rural areas of Escambia, Conecuh, Monroe and Baldwin Counties for the first time. The Cooperative was organized under an Executive Order signed by President F. D. Roosevelt on May 11, 1935. The organizing directors were Ben L. Martin, Jack McGowin, H. W. Pruett, A. M. Coley, C. B. Moore, E. M. Amos and Alvin Mixon. Corporation attorney was Thomas McMillan. Manager was Joe Larkins. The Cooperative's name was changed to Southern Pine Electric Cooperative on September 25, 1940.

Erected 1986 by the Southern Pine 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 May 1865.

Location. 31° 4.869′ N, 87° 6.742′ W. Marker is in Brewton, Alabama, in Escambia County. It is on South Boulevard (U.S. 31) 0.1 miles south of Industrial Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2988 South Boulevard, Brewton AL 36426, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pilgrims' Rest Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Franklin Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Union Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Burnt Corn Park Cistern (approx. 2.7 miles away); Ritz Theatre (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Robbins & McGowin Building (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bank of Brewton (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hart Station (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brewton.

Nearby Brewton office of the Cooperative. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 14, 2015

2. Nearby Brewton office of the Cooperative.

Located at 2134 South Boulevard.

Area view looking north on U.S. Highway 29/31. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 14, 2015

3. Area view looking north on U.S. Highway 29/31.

The view south on US Highway 29 & 31. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 14, 2015

4. The view south on US Highway 29 & 31.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 794 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.