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Late in Arriving, How Electricity Changed Rural New Hampshire Life

Late in Arriving, How Electricity Changed Rural New Hampshire Life

Former Agriculture Commissioner Steve Taylor recounts the advent of electricity in NH and how it transformed the state. He explains how the rural areas were last to get electrified. It took the coming of the New Deal's Rural Electrification Administration and a determined band of farmers to overcome opposition from the established private utilities to create the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative in 1939.

SEA/SEIU Local 1984 Headquarters
01:00 PM - 02:00 AM on Mon, 20 May 2024

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NH State Employees Association Chapter 1 Retirees and NH Humanities Council
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SEA/SEIU Local 1984 Headquarters
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Concord, New Hampshire 03301
6039385582
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