Site of Astoria's First Electric Generating Station

Site of Astoria's First Electric Generating Station (HM255K)

Location: Astoria, OR 97103 Clatsop County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 11.436', W 123° 50.628'

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On Christmas Eve, 1885, direct current flowed from a small dynamo in a planer shed of West Shore Lumber Mills to light Astoria's first electric lamps. Wires strung across housetops connected the dynamo to 30 arc lamps. Customers paid $16 a lamp per month to enjoy the novel service instituted by J.C. Truellinger, proprietor of West Shore Mills and an Oregon pioneer of 1847. Out of his early venture grew Astoria Electric Company which in 1910 became an original part of the Pacific Power & Light Company system. This commemorative marker contributed by Pacific Power in recognition of pioneers of the electric industry.
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HM NumberHM255K
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Placed ByPacific Power, Clatsop County Historical Society
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Date Added Thursday, February 1st, 2018 at 4:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 434887 N 5115570
Decimal Degrees46.19060000, -123.84380000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 11.436', W 123° 50.628'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 11' 26.16" N, 123° 50' 37.68" W
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Area Code(s)503
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 59 E Columbia River Hwy, Astoria OR 97103, US
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