| Marker Number |
495 |
| Atlas Number |
5309000495 |
| Marker Title |
Brazos River Transmission Electric Cooperative |
| Index Entry |
Brazos River Transmission Electric Cooperative |
| Address |
7616 Bagby Avenue |
| City |
Waco |
| County |
McLennan |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
672831 |
| UTM Northing |
3483193 |
| Subject Codes |
inventors and inventions; Federal programs; water topics |
| Marker Year |
1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
7616 Bagby Avenue, formerly at 2404 LaSalle Ave, Waco |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The first generation and transmission electric cooperative in Texas, this corporation was organized in February 1941 by eleven small electric cooperatives which had been established under the rural electrification administration. With a goal of providing affordable wholesale power costs and improved service to its members, the cooperative first established offices in Fort Worth. In 1945 the headquarters were moved to Waco, and service eventually was extended to a large area of central and North Texas. |
