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Photograph of section of Lake Shelbyville Visitors Center's companion exhibition contributed by Shelby Electric Cooperative.

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Main Display Panel:

R.E.A. BRINGING ELECTRICITY TO RURAL FARMS AND HOMES
IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF LIFE TO THEIR MEMBER-CONSUMERS.

ALONG WITH ELECTRICITY CAME OTHER SERVICES AND ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY.

The greatest thing on Earth is to have the love of God in your heart and the second greatest thing is to have electricity in your home. — A Tennessee farmer giving witness at his rural church

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