Telephone Canyon - Laramie, WY
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bluesnote
N 41° 14.220 W 105° 26.138
13T E 463494 N 4565157
This is one of a few markers at the I-80 rest area.
Waymark Code: WMMBP1
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2014
Views: 14
The plaque says, "The first in the west through which a telephone line was run. The first conversation over this line was held in 1882 between Bill Nye at Laramie and Hon. E. E. Warren at Cheyenne."
Marker Name: Telephone Canyon
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Group Responsible for Placement: Daughters of the American Revolution
Date Dedicated: 1930
Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]
Addtional Information: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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