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Near Mechanicsburg in Boone County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Boone County REMC

 
 
Boone County REMC Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 27, 2009
1. Boone County REMC Marker
Inscription. The Boone County REMC built Indiana's first electric cooperative line to the Clark Woody farm 5 miles west of this site with funds borrowed from the Rural Electrification Administration, July 22, 1935.
 
Erected 1985 by Indiana Statewide Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (Marker Number 06.1985.1.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers, and the Rural Electrification 💡 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1900.
 
Location. 40° 9.471′ N, 86° 32.296′ W. Marker is near Mechanicsburg, Indiana, in Boone County. Marker is at the northbound I-65 Lebanon Rest Area (near milepost 150) just south of the Clinton County-Boone County line, about 100 feet east of the convenience station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon IN 46052, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Indian Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Sugar Creek Community (approx. 4.7 miles away); Boone County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away); Samuel M. Ralston (approx. 8˝
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miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 8˝ miles away); Boone County (Indiana) Veterans (approx. 8˝ miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 8.6 miles away); Clinton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away).
 
Boone County REMC Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 27, 2009
2. Boone County REMC Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,038 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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