South Woodbury Township near New Enterprise in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rural Electrification

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 22, 2016

1. Rural Electrification Marker

Inscription. In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service. Over the next five years, in response to their needs, 14 consumer-owned cooperatives were formed in this State. Serving users in Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon counties, New Enterprise Rural Electric Cooperative was incorporated November 18, 1938.

Erected 1989 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is November 18, 1938.

Location. 40° 10.159′ N, 78° 24.79′ W. Marker is near New Enterprise, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is in South Woodbury Township. It is on Brumbaugh Road (PA 869). This marker is on the grounds of the New Enterprise Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.--This state historical marker is down for maintenance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Enterprise PA 16664, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodbury (approx. 4.8 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 4.9 miles

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away); St. Clairsville (approx. 5.3 miles away); Osterburg Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away); Friends Cemetery / The Underground Railroad (approx. 9 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 9.3 miles away); Bedford County and Fulton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.3 miles away); Gold Star Mothers of Bedford County (approx. 9½ miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 22, 2016

2. Rural Electrification Marker

New Enterprise Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 10, 2015

3. New Enterprise Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on November 29, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.