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They came in a convoy and set to work in tandem on the poles that had fallen over or needed replacing on Highway 55 between Kershaw Road and the Spruill farm. This was the main line and necessary to restore before individual circuits could be lit.

A lineman with Smith Electric Company of Shelby, NC prepares to go up in the bucket at the corner of Hwy 55 and Kershaw Road.

Highway 55

Once the poles for the main lines were restored — along the right hand side of 55 going west — the subcontracting crew from Smith Electric Company of Shelby addressed a supporting pole across 55 at the corner of Kershaw Road.

Once the lines were back up on new or straightened out poles, the job was to make sure they were straight. A lineman stands in a field near Hwy 55 and Kershaw Road holding a plumb line. Other linemen then adjusted the tension on a line that was strung over Hwy 55 from one pole to another.

Orchard Creek Road Monday afternoon between River Dunes and the town of Pamlico. No warning that there were any downed wires ahead.

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Posted Tuesday August 30, 2011 by Melinda Penkava