FIRST - COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE OKLAHOMA
N 35° 48.223 W 095° 15.429
15S E 296048 N 3964529
FIRST COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE LINE,OKLAHOMA
Waymark Code: WMYHX
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2006
Views: 41
Here in September,1886,the first telephone in Oklahoma was connected for service.It was the first telephone in the Mississippi Valley west of St. Louis.The company was organized by a group of Cherokees, namely, D.W. Lipe, L.B. Bell, R.M. Wolfe, J.S. Stapler, J.B. Stapler, and E.D. Hicks.
This monument was erected as a public service by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
John Brian ( J.B.) Stapler
The first man to speak on the telephone west of the Mississippi from Fort Gibson to Tahlequah.
907 N Garrison St
Fort Gibson, OK
74434
(918) 478-4088
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1886
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