Near Wendover in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

First Transcontinental Telephone Line

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 3, 2013

1. First Transcontinental Telephone Line Marker

Inscription. On June 17, 1914, the first transcontinental telephone line was completed near this point on the border of Nevada and Utah at Wendover. Construction forces of the Bell Telephone Company of Nevada and the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company met there, making the last splices in the wires which joined East and West in voice communications for the first time.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1907.

Location. 40° 44.252′ N, 113° 51.418′ W. Marker is near Wendover, Utah, in Tooele County. It can be reached from Interstate 80 at milepost 10, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the Salt Flats East Rest Area. It is accessible only from the eastbound travel lanes of I-80. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wendover UT 84083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front,

in the West Desert,

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to the Bonneville Salt Flats (a few steps from this marker); Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway (approx. 2.7 miles away); Base Chapel (approx. 8.9 miles away); Airmen’s Dining Hall and Barracks (approx. 8.9 miles away); Atomic Mission Hangar 1831 (approx. 9.1 miles away); Operations Building (approx. 9½ miles away); South Base Area (approx. 9½ miles away); Control Tower (approx. 9½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wendover.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 3, 2013

2. First Transcontinental Telephone Line Marker

At the Salt Flats East Rest Area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 819 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.