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First Telephone Exchange
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ggmorton
N 30° 24.561 W 087° 12.852
16R E 479426 N 3364165
A historical marker in the down town area of Pensacola.
Waymark Code: WM2314
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2007
Views: 37
Marker text (same on both sides):
First Telephone Exchange
On September 1, 1880, Southern Bell Telephone Company established a telephone exchange on this site serving 31 telephones. This was the first exchange in Florida to have exclusive operating rights within a Florida municipality.
Erected by Pensacola Council of the Telephone Pioneers of America
January 17, 1964
Marker Number: ?
![](/images/spacer.gif) Date: Jan 17, 1964
![](/images/spacer.gif) County: Escambia
![](/images/spacer.gif) Marker Type: City
![](/images/spacer.gif) Sponsored or placed by: Pensacola Council of the Telephone Pioneers of America
![](/images/spacer.gif) Website: [Web Link]
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