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South Alabama Electric Cooperative’s Goshen Substation provided the first electric energy to rural Pike County. The station was energized at 11:26 A.M. on April 4, 1938. The first 86 miles of electric lines served 170 members. The cooperative was established on June 17, 1937 and serves members in Pike, Crenshaw, Coffee, Bullock, Montgomery and Butler counties. The original Board of Trustees were: J. H. Beasley, Sam K. Adams, George W. Gilmore, V. G. Perdue, J. N. Wallace.
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Goshen, Alabama · United States
NEARBY MARKERS
Bell AH-1 Cobra
Military
Troy & Pike Pike County SCLC Scope Project, 1965
Civics
Pike County's John Lewis: National Civil Rights Icon
History
Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar
Military
Birthplace of Congressman John Lewis
History
Veterans Memorial Bridge - 1921 / Grist Mill - Indian Battle - Recreation
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