Conroe in Montgomery County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Conroe Telephone Exchange
Photographed By Brian Anderson, May 13, 2018
1. Conroe Telephone Exchange Marker
Inscription.
Conroe Telephone Exchange. . A long distance telephone line ran from Houston to Gilbert's Drug Store in Conroe before Mr. Gilbert and Albert Madeley began a local telephone exchange in the store in 1899. Soon after, George Madeley purchased the exchange, naming it Conroe Communication Company. He operated the company from the Madeley Building on this site. In 1929 George Madeley sold the company to the owners of the Lufkin Telephone Exchange. At that time the Conroe exchange consisted of a six-position switchboard with two toll operators, one rural operator and three local operators. By the late 1940s the office was too small for the outdated equipment it housed. In 1954 a dial system was installed in a new exchange building. The system was reorganized into the Lufkin-Conroe Telephone Exchange, Inc., in 1985.
A long distance telephone line ran from Houston to Gilbert's Drug Store in Conroe before Mr. Gilbert and Albert Madeley began a local telephone exchange in the store in 1899. Soon after, George Madeley purchased the exchange, naming it Conroe Communication Company. He operated the company from the Madeley Building on this site. In 1929 George Madeley sold the company to the owners of the Lufkin Telephone Exchange. At that time the Conroe exchange consisted of a six-position switchboard with two toll operators, one rural operator and three local operators. By the late 1940s the office was too small for the outdated equipment it housed. In 1954 a dial system was installed in a new exchange building. The system was reorganized into the Lufkin-Conroe Telephone Exchange, Inc., in 1985.
Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12320.)
Location. 30° 18.67′ N, 95° 27.408′ W. Marker is in Conroe, Texas, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Simonton Street and North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Simonton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 Simonton Street, Conroe TX 77301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2018, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2018, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
