First Electric Light
Inscription
First successful use of a three-wire electric lighting system was made July 4, 1883, in the City Hotel building in Sunbury. Thomas A. Edison directed the work. The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. plant was at 4th and Vine Street.
Location
AddressFront St. (PA 147)
CitySunbury
CountyNorthumberland
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.861810, -76.797260
Sources
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