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The Gulf Power Crist Plant is apparently named after "James F. Crist." The only things I see online is that [http://www.antiquemallbooks.com/cgi-bin/cdbooks/BA10387bs] he wrote a book about the power companies called ''They Electrified the South'' and [ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/caldwell/cemeteries/cameron.txt] assuming it's the same guy, he died in 1980 — a year before the book was published. Maybe everyone felt bad that this guy doing research on the company died before his book got finished? --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 16:31, 15 April 2008 (CDT)
:LOL. I dunno. '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 08:26, 17 April 2008 (CDT)
::Okay, apparently [[James F. Crist]] was the president of Gulf Power from 1948-55. (I asked for some historical stuff when I was there yesterday.) <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''''[[User:Admin|admin]]''''' • '''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]''''' </span> 17:42, 10 August 2008 (CDT)
Incidentally, I picked up a copy of ''They Electrified the South'' at a rummage sale. Cute book and in great condition. Charming little card placed right inside the cover:
<div style="text-align:center;">'''''They Electrified the South'''''<br/>''is presented to you''<br/>''as a courtesy of''<br/>''The Southern Company.''<br/><br/>''Alvin W. Vogtle, Jr.''<br/>''President''</div>
Looks like good reading. <span style="font-variant:small-caps; vertical-align:5%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' • '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' </span> 12:05, 27 March 2009 (CDT)
:Great find! Yeah, I figured it was a self-promotional history or something. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''''[[User:Admin|admin]]''''' • '''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]''''' </span> 12:45, 27 March 2009 (CDT)
