Birthplace of the Telephone - Boston, MA
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N 42° 21.636 W 071° 03.604
19T E 330353 N 4691869
A monument commemorating the first transmission of sound over wires, i.e. the first telephone, is located in the plaza of the JFK Federal Building at 15 New Sudbury St, Boston, MA.
Waymark Code: WMZH3V
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2018
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A monument with a bronze plaque commemorates the birthplace of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant Thomas A. Watson.
On front of monument is a relief sculpture of the first telephone and the inscription: THE FIRST TELEPHONE
On the top of the monument the plaque is inscribed:
BIRTHPLACE OF THE TELEPHONE
HERE ON JUNE 2, 1875,
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL AND THOMAS A. WATSON
FIRST TRANSMITTED SOUND OVER WIRES.
THIS SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT WAS COMPLETED
IN A FIFTH FLOOR GARRET AT WHAT WAS
THEN 109 COURT STREET AND MARKED THE
BEGINNING OF WORLD-WIDE TELEPHONE SERVICE.