Question: What Texas town was the first in the nation to be serviced through FDR’s Rural Electrification Administration?
Answer: Bartlett. A group of farmers secured a $33,000 loan from the program, and a 58-mile line serving 120 members was energized on March 9, 1936. At the time, only 2.3% of Texas farms had electricity. Less than 30 years later, less than 2% of Texas farms were without power.
