First electric lights in the south - 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: WM8XA7
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.
Marker installed by the City of Albany
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 02/09/1889
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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