Albany Lights - 1889 - Albany, GA
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N 31° 34.623 W 084° 09.148
16R E 770242 N 3497074
Located in the sidewalk in front of the Chamber of Commerce on W. Broad Ave., Albany, GA.
Waymark Code: WM8XA4
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2010
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Albany Lights - 1889
On February 9, 1889, the first electric lights brightened Broad and Washington Street in Albany. The City had the first Edison municipal incandescent system ever erected in the South, making Albany famous and attracting tourist from throughout the state to see the new lighting system.
City of Albany
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: None
Date: None
Sponsor: City of Albany
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