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Cumberland’s Pioneering Electric Light Plant Story
A historical look at Cumberland’s early electric lighting project begun in 1883. The article chronicles the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Cumberland, its two small engine rooms, the initial crude wiring, and the move to modernize under President J B G Roberts. It highlights challenges such as burned armatures and belt slips, the introduction of an ammeter, and the addition of two 600-light dynamos for reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Laboratory
Menlo Park
N. J
United States
Sunbury
Union Street
Cumberland
Edison
New York
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Edison Electric Iluminating Company
J. B. G. Roberts
Edison Electric Hluminating Company
Andrews