Men working on electrical lines.
This file appears in: Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County
Photo of men working on electrical lines as they were being installed.
Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library.
This file appears in: Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County
Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County
Historical Marker #2399 commemorates the beginning of rural electrification in Kentucky by recognizing the first Rural Electric Co-Op Substation located in Boyle County. On June 10, 1938, 33,000 volts of electricity was sent to 115 homes along 56…