Electrical service to rural areas and farms became a 1935 New Deal priority without competing with or regulating private enterprise. The Rural Electrification Administration (REA) provided funds to local cooperatives who did the rest. By 1939, 288,000 households were receiving power through cooperatives and electrical service on farms had gone from 11% in 1934 to 50% in 1942. Ten years later, it reached almost all farms. It was a miracle back then which is taken for granted by most people today.
Oklahoma got electricity in 1936. One of the first places was Vinta.
What is the first city in Oklahoma to have electricity? Answer this question…
False! The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to rural areas. Not urban.
Rural Populations
isolated rural ares
Gans, Oklahoma very small and rural.
promote electricity accesss to the poor rural population
to bring electricity to rural areas such as Tennessee Valley
No
Rural Electrification Act
There are a wealth of different electricity companies available in the Oklahoma area. Among the many electricity companies available are AG&E, OGE and PSO.
Most of the rural areas of the southeast received electricity
The address of the Richmond Rural Museum is: 603 W Jackson, Hugo, OK 74743