Brush Carbon Arc Light

Brush Carbon Arc Light (HM1G5S)

Location: Wabash, IN 46992 Wabash County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 47.802', W 85° 49.346'

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Hanging from this pole is a 2/3 size replica of the actual Brush Carbon Arc light. Four of these were attached to the top of the Wabash County Courthouse in 1880, thus making Wabash the first electrically lighted city in the world.
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HM NumberHM1G5S
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Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 4:46am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 599339 N 4516856
Decimal Degrees40.79670000, -85.82243333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 47.802', W 85° 49.346'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 47' 48.12" N, 85° 49' 20.76" W
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Area Code(s)765, 260
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 IN-15, Wabash IN 46992, US
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