Downtown in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
First Transcontinental Telephone Line
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025
1. First Transcontinental Telephone Line Marker
Circa1914
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
Location. 38° 34.738′ N, 121° 29.261′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of 14th Street and J Street, on the right on 14th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 J Street, Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley and specifically in the Central Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1911 Telephone Wires (here, next to this marker); 1910 Telephone Operator (a few steps from this marker); 1890s Telephone Lineman (a few steps from this marker); The First Air-to-Ground and Ground-to-Air Communications (a few steps from this marker); 1905 Test Board (a few steps from this marker); 1903 Construction Crew (a few steps from this marker); A Safety-Man's Nightmare (a few steps from this marker); 1915 Sacramento Parade Float (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.
More about this marker. The marker and photo is one of a set of 29 found around two A&T-owned buildings along 14th, J and 15th Streets.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Transcontinental
this page online
Also see . . . PBS: A Transcontinental Telephone Line.
Excerpt: "For five years AT&T had wanted to link the phone lines from one side of the country to the other. They finally found the device that could help them do it: Lee De Forest's "audions," the first vacuum tubes. They placed them along the 3,400 miles of wires connecting one coast to the other. As a voice signal traveled along the wires it naturally weakened. Every time it hit an audion, the signal was boosted."(Submitted on February 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025
2. First Transcontinental Telephone Line Marker
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025
3. A&T markers
There are 7 photos and captions on the west side of the two-building AT&T complex, part of a series of 29 total that surround three of the four sides of the complex.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
