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Rural Electrification Act
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The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, enacted on May 20, 1936, provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (center) signs the Rural Electrification Act with Representative John Rankin (left) and Senator George William Norris (right
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (center) signs the Rural Electrification Act with Representative John Rankin (left) and Senator George William Norris (right)
Rural areas in the United States
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Rural areas in the United States, often referred to as rural America, consists of approximately 97% of the United States' land area. An estimated 60 million people, or one in five residents, live in rural America. Definitions vary from different parts of the United States government as to what constitutes those areas.
Westminster, Vermont
Westminster, Vermont
A rural country road in Marshall County, Indiana
A rural country road in Marshall County, Indiana
Grants Chapel, Bonnerdale, Arkansas
Grants Chapel, Bonnerdale, Arkansas