How Public Power came to Cushing
CUSHING — Electricity first came to Cushing soon after the 20th century began. Incorporated in 1894, the community granted the first electricity franchise to the Cushing Electric Light & Power Company in 1912. That company, owned by a few citizens, was to supply the town with electric lights at the maximum rate of ten cents per kilowatt hour.
By 1918 — perhaps as an illustration of how lucrativ…
