The first city to illuminate its streets by electricity was Wabash in this state in 1880
[DOC] [TLE] 85.1966.1 First Electrically Lighted City Wabash County ... - IN.gov [PAR] Dec 17, 2013 ... On March 31, 1880, officials of Wabash began experimenting with ... placed atop 
the courthouse and used to illuminate the town until ... world's first city to be 
generally lighted by electricity.