Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Telephone Service
1877 - 1896
Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 26, 2010
1. Telephone Service 1877 - 1896 Marker
Telephone Service
The first long distance telephone line in Missouri was completed December 18, 1877 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson.
In 1896
Here in a 10' by 12' second floor room the city's first telephone exchange was established by A.R. Ponder, L.J. Albert, J.F. Brooks, and M.A. Dennison doing business as the Cape Girardeau Telephone Company.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is December 18, 1877.
Location. 37° 18.283′ N, 89° 31.117′ W. Marker is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It is on Themis Street 0 miles west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Girardeau MO 63701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Filburn & Sloan Commission House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1909 (within shouting distance of this marker); Grant in Southeast Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1916 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1880 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 1875
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Other markers no longer nearby. 1909 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1916 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1880 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1875 (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1918 - 1919 (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 26, 2010
2. Telephone Service 1877 - 1896 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 1,487 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on November 27, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
