First long-distance telephone line
- First long-distance telephone line
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name =World's First
Long-Distance Telephone Line
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location= Pleasant Valley Road
French Corral, California
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locmapin = California
built =1877
architect=Ridge Telephone Company
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added =1937-03-25
designated_chisl_number = 247
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refnum=The world's first long-distance telephone line, established in 1877, connected French Corral with Bowman Lake (previously known as French Lake) [cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=YYj5akx5i5sC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=%22World%27s+First+Long+Distance+Telephone+Line%22&source=web&ots=0otEQZJQhQ&sig=rAjjPPqwAS3AY474dUAyOPW7RNI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result |pages=149 |title=Traveling California's gold rush country |last=Kelly |first= Leslie A. |year=1997 |publisher=Falcon |location=Helena, Montana |isbn=1560444843] at the headwaters of the Yuba River. [cite web |url=http://tedmuller.us/Outdoor/Hiking/2007/070625-MountLolaWhiteRock.htm |title=Bowman Lake, headwaters of the Yuba River |accessdate=2008-08-03 |last=Muller |first=Ted |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=tedmuller.us] It was strung across trees and poles for a distance of 58 miles in Nevada County, California, including through North Bloomfield. The line was operated by the Ridge Telephone Company for the service of Milton Mining and Water Company, as well as other water companies. The line was an improvement over the system used in nearby Downieville, California. [cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mtAoDbEEYQkC&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=%22World%27s+First+Long+Distance+Telephone+Line%22&source=web&ots=Qw96n4KxH-&sig=asTaYyk8WPGxqAy0p-Sh3jE3vzE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result |pages=198 |title=Northern California curiosities : quirky characters, roadside oddities & other offbeat stuff |last=Rubin |first=Saul |year=2004 |publisher=Globe Pequot Press |location=Guilford, Connecticut |isbn=076272899X]
Historical landmark
The site is now a California Historical Landmark. The marker is inscribed:
WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE
The first long-distance telephone in the world, built in 1877 by the Ridge Telephone Company, connected French Corral with French Lake, 58 miles away. It was operated by the Milton Mining Company from a building on this site that had been erected about 1853. [cite web |url=http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/listed_resources/default.asp?num=247 |title=WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE |accessdate=2008-08-03 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=ohp.parks.ca.gov]
References
ee also
* History of the telephone
* Timeline of the telephone
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