Era · 1930s–1950s
Baker Electric
and the first power lines
Palmer Stadum and rural electrification in Benson County.
Power line crew · c. 1937
Visual Journey
Map & Timeline
Map
Timeline
1937
REA Reaches Benson County
Palmer among crew workers installing first power lines.
1975
40th Anniversary Recognition
Palmer recognized at Rugby Pioneer Village.
Stadums in This Baker Electric & Rural Electrification
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Media
Archive Evidence
Sources
Oral History
Palmer to Rod — "like the sun rising at midnight"
Recorded by Scott, 2019.