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On July 27, 2006 the Division of Archives and History’s Department of Cultural Resources erected an Historical Highway Marker to commemorate this historical event. Sometimes referred to as “History on a Stick”, the marker is located in front of the Cooperatives office on Hwy. 33 East in Tarboro, NC. Marker E-111’s inscription reads, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION—New Deal program set up cooperatives to bring power to farms. In N.C., first switch thrown on April 17, 1937, one mile north.
