Sacramento Station AThe first distribution point of electricity for a major city, Station A was constructed in 1894. Built by the Sacramento Electric Power and Light Company to receive power generated from Folsom Powerhouse. The first transmission of electricity was on July 13, 1895. This power distribution network resulted in the first overhead wire streetcar system in the Central Valley.
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|Placed By||California Department of Parks and Recreation (August 4, 1970)|
|Marker Condition||No reports yet|
|Date Added||Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 9:44pm PDT -07:00|
|UTM (WGS84 Datum)||10S E 630851 N 4271680|
|Decimal Degrees||38.58396667, -121.49766667|
|Degrees and Decimal Minutes||N 38° 35.038', W 121° 29.86'|
|Degrees, Minutes and Seconds||38° 35' 2.28" N, 121° 29' 51.60" W|
|Driving Directions||Google Maps|
|Area Code(s)||415, 916, 209, 714|
|Closest Postal Address||At or near 813 6th St, Sacramento CA 95814, US|
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