| Marker Number |
7797 |
| Atlas Number |
5231007797 |
| Marker Title |
Greenville's Electric Light Plant |
| Index Entry |
Greenville's Electric Light Plant |
| Address |
2821 Washington St. |
| City |
Greenville |
| County |
Hunt |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
769674 |
| UTM Northing |
3670428 |
| Subject Codes |
manufacturing |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
in foyer (on wall) of Municipal Bldg. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
First municipally owned electric plant in Texas. Opened Mar. 4, 1891, on Town Branch. Steam engine, operating only at night, ran 2 dynamos for 40 street arc and 1000 home lights. Daytime use began 1909. Diesel installed 1933. Now has 8 diesels plus steam engine. |
