Wakefield's electric light plant, North Avenue, circa 1893, circa 1895-1900
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"The citizens of Wakefield voted in 1893 to purchase the land, buildings and equipment of the Citizen's Gas and Light Company. The company was the predecessor of the Wakefield Municipal Light Department." -- Text from calendar by Jayne M. D'Onofrio. Image from the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department annual calendar, 1994 Photo courtesy of the Wakefield Historical Society.