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The world's first long-distance telephone line, established in 1877, connected French Corral with Bowman Lake (previously known as French Lake) at the headwaters of the
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. 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
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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.


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History of the telephone This history of the telephone chronicles the development of the electrical telephone, and includes a brief overview of its predecessors. The first telephone patent was granted to Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Mechanical and acoustic dev ...
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Timeline of the telephone This timeline of the telephone covers landline, radio, and cellular telephony technologies and provides many important dates in the history of the telephone. 1667 to 1875 * 1667: Robert Hooke creates an acoustic string telephone ...


References

1877 establishments in California History of Nevada County, California California Historical Landmarks California Gold Rush History of the telephone History of telecommunications in the United States {{California-stub