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Rural Electrification 💡 Historical Markers

Markers highlighting the expansion of rural electrification and how it has changed rural life. Many markers highlight the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, which provided federal loans to cooperative electric power companies for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States. The series also covers rural electrification efforts throughout the world.
 
By Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
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1 ► Alabama, Barbour County, Blue Springs — Pea River Electric Membership Corporation —
On Alabama Route 10 0.3 miles west of County Road 41, on the right when traveling west.
2 ► Alabama, Butler County, Greenville — Pioneer Electric Cooperative —
On Halso Mill Road (County Route 59) 0.1 miles south of Mt. Zion Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling south.
3 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Coffeeville — Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation —
On U.S. 84 at River Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 84.
4 ► Alabama, Escambia County, Brewton — Southern Pine Electric Membership Corporation —
On South Boulevard (U.S. 31) 0.1 miles south of Industrial Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
5 ► Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Auburn University and the Alabama Farmers Federation —
On Donahue Drive 0.3 miles south of West Samford Drive, on the right when traveling south.
6 ► Alabama, Pike County, Goshen — Goshen Substation
On County Road 5 north of County Road 28, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
7 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Hugo — Hugo Country —
Near 4th Street (U.S. 287) west of 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
8 ► Florida, Jackson County, Graceville — F-484 — When The Lights Came On —
On Peanut Road (County Road 169) at 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Peanut Road.
9 ► Georgia, Burke County, Munnerlyn — Site of Planters Electric Membership Corporation Organizational Meeting —
On Porter Carswell Road at Bellevue Plantation Road, on the right when traveling north on Porter Carswell Road.
10 ► Georgia, Carroll County, Carrollton — First “REA” Substation in Carroll County —
On Maple Street (Georgia Route 166) 0 miles east of W. Lake Drive, on the right when traveling west.
11 ► Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins — Flint Electric Membership Corporation
On Watson Boulevard (Georgia Route 247 Connector Road) at Myrtle Street, on the right when traveling west on Watson Boulevard. Reported missing.
12 ► Georgia, Lamar County, Barnesville — Lamar Electric Membership Corporation —
On U.S. 341 0 miles south of Abbott Road, on the right when traveling south.
13 ► Georgia, Lamar County, Barnesville — Lamar Electric Membership Corporation Incorporating Board of Directors —
On U.S. 341 0.2 miles south of Abbott Road, on the right when traveling south.
14 ► Georgia, Lamar County, Barnesville — 85-1 — Roosevelt’s Barnesville Speech —
On College Drive at Summersfield Drive, on the left when traveling north on College Drive.
15 ► Georgia, Laurens County, Dudley — The Oconee Electric Membership Corporation — Dudley, Georgia — Incorporated November 18, 1938 —
On U.S. 80 at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 80.
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16 ► Georgia, Taylor County, Reynolds — Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative —
On Crowell Road (Georgia Route 283) 0 miles south of Route 137, on the left when traveling south.
17 ► Idaho, Minidoka County, Acequia — 341 — Minidoka Dam —
On State Highway 24 at milepost 10 at North 374 Lane East, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 24.
18 ► Indiana, Boone County, Mechanicsburg — 06.1985.1 — Boone County REMC —
Near I-65N.
19 ► Iowa, Franklin County, Hampton — Power To The People — Rural Electrification Act of 1936 —
On 110th Street 0.2 miles west of Olive Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
20 ► Kansas, Brown County, Horton — "Four Horsemen of the Lines" —
On Central Avenue (U.S. 73/159) at 17th Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
21 ► Kansas, Brown County, Horton — 111 — First REA Project in Kansas —
On 15th Street (U.S. 73) near 5th Avenue East, on the right when traveling east.
22 ► Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow — 2425 — First Farmers Rural Electric Co-Op Substation —
On N. Jackson Highway (U.S. 31E) 0.1 miles north of Horton Rigdon Road, on the right when traveling north.
23 ► Kentucky, Boyle County, Perryville — 2399 — Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County —
On North Bragg Street, Harrodsburg Road (U.S. 68) north of Hardee Street, on the left when traveling south.
24 ► Kentucky, Christian County, Herndon — Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation — 1937 —
On Lafayette Road (Kentucky Route 107) at Herndon Street, on the left when traveling north on Lafayette Road.
25 ► Kentucky, Clark County, Winchester — 1894 — East KY. Power Cooperative —
On Lexington Rd (U.S. 60) 0.9 miles east of Venable Road, on the right when traveling west.
26 ► Kentucky, Owen County, Owenton — 1819 — First Rural Electric In County —
On U.S. 127 0.2 miles north of State Highway 3102, on the left when traveling north.
27 ► Maryland, St. Mary's County, Lexington Park — The Great Depression and New Opportunities — 1930 - 1943 —
On Rennell Avenue West 0.2 miles east of Willows Road, on the left when traveling east.
28 ► Michigan, Ingham County, Okemos — Star Windmill — Model 24 — Flint & Walling Co Kendallville, Indiana —
On Marsh Road 0.3 miles Central Park Drive.
29 ► Mississippi, Alcorn County, Corinth — First Rural Electric Power Cooperative —
On South Tate Street (Mississippi Route 145) south of Cardinal Drive, on the left when traveling south.
30 ► Mississippi, Pontotoc County, Pontotoc — Pontotoc Electric Power Association —
On South Main Street at East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
31 ► Nebraska, Red Willow County, McCook — 25 — George William Norris — 1861-1944 —
On George Norris Avenue near East G Street, on the right when traveling north.
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32 ► New Hampshire, Sullivan County, Lempster — 182 — Lighting Up Rural New Hampshire —
On Lempster Street at Pitkin Road, on the left when traveling south on Lempster Street.
33 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Princeville — E-111 — Rural Electrification —
On North Carolina Route 33 north of Dowens Street, on the right when traveling north.
34 ► North Carolina, Gaston County, Gastonia — O-56 — R. Gregg Cherry —
On Andrew Jackson Highway (U.S. 74) at South South Street, on the right when traveling west on Andrew Jackson Highway.
35 ► North Dakota, Traill County, Hillsboro — Nodak Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. —
On South Main Street just south of West Caledonia Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
36 ► Ohio, Miami County, Piqua — 10-55 — Rural Electrification —
On U.S. 36, on the right when traveling east.
37 ► Oklahoma, Beckham County, Carter — Highway — Community History —
On County Highway 1230 at County Highway 2000, on the left when traveling west on County Highway 1230.
38 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Rural Electrification —
On Biglerville Road (Pennsylvania Route 34) just south of South Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
39 ► Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Bedford, Bedford Township — Rural Electrification —
On East Pitt Street at Clark Building Road, on the right when traveling east on East Pitt Street.
40 ► Pennsylvania, Bedford County, New Enterprise, South Woodbury Township — Rural Electrification —
On Brumbaugh Road (PA 869).
41 ► Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Wysox — Rural Electrification —
On Grand Army of the Republic Hwy (US 6) at Goff Road on Grand Army of the Republic Hwy (US 6).
42 ► Pennsylvania, Clarion County, Parker — Rural Electrification —
On Pennsylvania Route 368 east of Terwilliger Road (Local Road 871), on the right when traveling east.
43 ► Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Saegertown, Woodcock Township — Rural Electrification —
On Pennsylvania Route 198 0.7 miles east of Center Street ( Route 86), on the right when traveling east.
44 ► Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Huntingdon, Smithfield Township — Rural Electrification —
On Fairgrounds Road (Pennsylvania Route 26) at Hordubay Road, on the right when traveling south on Fairgrounds Road.
45 ► Pennsylvania, Indiana County, Indiana — Rural Electrification —
On Airport Road (Pennsylvania Route 1006) 0.2 miles east of Route 286, on the left when traveling east.
46 ► Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset — Rural Electrification —
On Industrial Park Road at Drum Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Industrial Park Road.
47 ► Pennsylvania, Tioga County, Mansfield — Rural Electrification —
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
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48 ► South Dakota, Beadle County, Wolsey — 694 — Wolsey: A Crossroad of the Heartland / Wolsey Notables —
On Commercial Avenue (U.S. 14) south of Cardinal Street, on the left when traveling south.
49 ► South Dakota, Clay County, Burbank, Fairview Township — 495 — First Rural Electric Cooperative —
On State Highway 50 east of 469th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
50 ► South Dakota, Clay County, Vermillion — 495 — First Rural Electric Cooperative —
On State Highway 50 west of 469th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
51 ► Tennessee, Robertson County, Springfield — Tennessee Light and Power Company —
Near W. 6th Avenue at S. Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
52 ► Texas, Bell County, Bartlett — 313 — Bartlett Electric Cooperative —
On State Highway 95 at Linderman Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 95.
53 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — E. Babe Smith — Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. —
On Avenue F at Elm Street, on the left when traveling south on Avenue F.
54 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — 16864 — Lyndon B. Johnson and Hill Country Electrification —
On South Avenue F south of East Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
55 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. —
On Avenue F at Elm Street, on the left when traveling south on Avenue F.
56 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — The LBJ Legacy —
Near East Ladybird Lane.
57 ► Texas, Gillespie County, Stonewall — Farm History —
Near Park Road 52 0.2 miles north of U.S. 290.
58 ► Virginia, Greensville County, Emporia — Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative —
On Pleasant Shade Drive (U.S. 58) west of Carter Road (Virginia Route 649), on the right when traveling west.
59 ► West Virginia, Preston County, Arthurdale — History of the Houses —
On Q Road just south of A Road, on the right when traveling south.
60 ► Wisconsin, Chippewa County, Chippewa Falls — 222 — Nation's First Cooperative Generating Station —
On 140th Street/REA Road north of 112th Avenue/Woodruff Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
61 ► Wisconsin, Juneau County, Mauston — 95 — Orland S. Loomis (1893–1942) — Governor–Elect 1942 —
On East State Street (State Highway 82) near Oak Street, on the left when traveling west.
62 ► Wisconsin, Richland County, Boaz — 153 — Rural Electrification —
On U.S. 14 0.7 miles east of County Highway Z.
63 ► Wisconsin, Waupaca County, Iola — 11 — The CWEC Electrified Rural Iola in 1939 —
On South Main Street at Iola Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
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64 ► Ireland, Leinster, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny — William F. Roe — 1904-1982 —
On Patrick Street 0.1 kilometers south of High Street/The Parade, on the right when traveling south.
 
 
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