Historical Marker

Site of First Rural Electric Co-Op Substation in County

Historical marker location:

Perryville, Kentucky

( 590 Harrodsburg Rd., Perryville)

W. H. Rogers, president of Inter-County R.E.C.C., threw the switch at the Perryville substation on June 10, 1938, to energize 56 miles of line to 115 homes. In 2013, on the 75th anniversary of this event, Inter-County Energy served more than 25,000 members/ owners within 12 counties, over more than 3,700 miles of line.