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Griggs Electric
(Photo from Bill Cox collection courtesy of Lewis
Wilson)
H. E. Griggs and his son, Sylvester, built the South Side Garage
sometime before 1920. In 1933 they installed a light plant
to furnish electricity to Big Piney. It was in operation the
week of July 20, 1933. The power was turned on at noon and off at
midnight. It burnt in early January, 1955. A portable
diesel electricial generator was hurried in from Cheyenne as the temperatures
at the time registered below zero.
Source: They Made Wyoming Their Own, p.118