On This Day in Telephone History June 1ST 1897 long distance telephone line between New York and Charleston, West Virginia went into service. During 1897, the American Telephone & Telegraph Company extended a long-distance telephone line from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, through Point Pleasant to Charleston. The line provided a connection to the exchanges in the northern part of the state.

On This Day in Telephone History June 1ST 1897

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On This Day in Telephone History June 1ST 1897 long distance telephone line between New York and Charleston, West Virginia went into service. During 1897, the American Telephone & Telegraph Company extended a long-distance telephone line from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, through Point Pleasant to Charleston. The line provided a connection to the exchanges in the northern part of the state.