Meeker’s lighted cross has a long history

MEEKER | The lighted cross on Lobo Mountain above Meeker has a long history. So long, in fact, it almost provides a timeline of the history of electric lighting techniques.
“The first year I helped was 1960,” said former White River Electric Association (WREA) employee Leon Stout. “Roger Purdy was the (WREA) manager at the time.” Stout worked at WREA for 44 years. He’s not sure who had the original idea to install the original…