Lighting Up Rural New Hampshire
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BruceS
N 43° 14.315 W 072° 12.614
18T E 726513 N 4791088
Historical marker on the electrification of rural New Hampshire.
Waymark Code: WM4XEY
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2008
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"On nearby Allen Road on December 4, 1939, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative set its first utility pole, an important event in bringing electric service to the farms, mills, and homes of the New Hampshire countryside. A group of citizens formed the Cooperative and, with funding from the federal Rural Electrification Administration (REA), built and maintained its own power lines. By 2001, the member-owned Cooperative served more than 70,000 members and remained the state's only electric cooperative." ~ text of marker
Marker Name: Lighting Up Rural New Hampshire
Official Marker Number: 182
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Lempster
Date Marker Established: 2002
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