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Electro-Mech Scoreboards
Electro-Mech is an American manufacturer of electronic scoreboards and scoreboard accessories. The company serves all sports markets in the United States, but focuses primarily on smaller venues such as high schools, recreation parks, and college facilities and is most active in the southeastern United States. History Electro-Mech is an offshoot of a company based in Macon, Georgia called Peach State Amusements. The original company was known for building and servicing pinball machines. Peach State had a colorful history which included servicing various games that had been modified to facilitate gambling—an illegal practice in the state of Georgia. Peach State pursued the production of scoreboards in the early 1960s, but the company closed before having significant impact on the scoreboard industry. Electro-Mech was founded by a handful of former Peach State employees with capital supplied by Mr. Francis Shurling. Shurling was a native of Wrightsville, Georgia, and arranged for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrightsville, Georgia
Wrightsville is a city in Johnson County, Georgia, Johnson County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 2,195 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 2,223 at the 2000 census. The city limits include Johnson State Prison on the northeast side of town. The city is the county seat of Johnson County. Wrightsville is part of the Dublin, Georgia, Dublin Dublin micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrightsville in 1866. The community was named after John B. Wright, a town promoter. Geography Wrightsville is located west of the center of Johnson County at (32.725126, -82.720289). U.S. Route 319 passes through the city center on Elm Street; it leads northeast to Bartow, Georgia, Bartow and southwest to Dublin, Georgia, Dublin. State Routes Georgia State Route 15, 15 and Georgia State Route 57, 57 also pass through the center of Wrightsville. SR-15 leads north to Sandersville, Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |