FIRST -- Electric Power and Lights to the Town - Ellicott City, MD
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bluesnote
N 39° 16.039 W 076° 47.753
18S E 345072 N 4347978
The first time the town was able to power itself in 1904.
Waymark Code: WM14M1V
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2021
Views: 3
The plaque says, "A stone mill for processing grain through mid to late 1800's. A wooden bridge was used to cross the Tiber to get to Main St. In the 1890's, Herman Shriver formed a company with local investors to begin using the mill's water power and steam to provide the first electric power and lights to the town. It became the Patapsco Light & Power Co plant about 1904."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1904
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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