First or record · 07.10.1939
Käru switches on the electric light
Käru süütab elektrivalguse
At 13:32 on Saturday 7 October 1939 the long wish of the people of Käru came true: current from the Ellamaa peat power station was let into the new lines and the little settlement had electric light. Representatives of the Estonian peat industry and the contractors checked the wiring and the substation once more before the ceremonial switch-on. At first only four houses actually lit up, as the others still had faults in their fittings to fix. The railway station was left out for now, because there was no money for it in that year's budget.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Laupäeval, 7. oktoobril 1939 kell 13.32 täitus karulaste kauane igatsus: uutesse juhtmetesse lasti Ellamaa turbaelektrijaama vool ja alevik sai elektrivalgustuse. Eesti turbatööstuse ja ehitajate esindajad kontrollisid enne pidulikku sisselülitamist veel kord juhtmeid, liini ja alajaama. Esialgu süttis tuli vaid neljas majas, sest teiste majade elektriseadmetes oli veel puudusi. Raudteejaam jäi esialgu ilma, kuna tolle aasta eelarves polnud selleks raha.