The 1955 Alleghany district crew from Blue Ridge Electric, from left to right: Oscar “Cecil” Nicholson, Claude Edwards, Clay Nichols, Jimmy Allen, Floyd Tripplet, Oscar Evans, Paul Edwards, Don Dotson, and one who is unidentified.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Linemen of Alleghany District, Blue Ridge Electric, 1955
We're all grateful to the people who get the electricity flowing again when it is interrupted by bad weather or accidents. Here's a photo from Carolina Country showing the 1955 Alleghany district crew, Blue Ridge Electric--the men who back then climbed the utility poles and made the repairs. To read the story about them, written by Cecil Nicholson's daughter, Patricia Edwards of Sparta, go to http://www.carolinacountry.com/index.php/carolina-stories/i-remember/stories/i-remember/blue-ridge-emc-s-first-alleghany-crew.
The 1955 Alleghany district crew from Blue Ridge Electric, from left to right: Oscar “Cecil” Nicholson, Claude Edwards, Clay Nichols, Jimmy Allen, Floyd Tripplet, Oscar Evans, Paul Edwards, Don Dotson, and one who is unidentified.
The 1955 Alleghany district crew from Blue Ridge Electric, from left to right: Oscar “Cecil” Nicholson, Claude Edwards, Clay Nichols, Jimmy Allen, Floyd Tripplet, Oscar Evans, Paul Edwards, Don Dotson, and one who is unidentified.
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