First Telephone Exchange

First Telephone Exchange (HM2E5W)

Location: Pensacola, FL 32502 Escambia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 24.561', W 87° 12.851'

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On September 1, 1880, Southern Bell Telephone Company established a telephone exchange on this site serving 31 telephones. This was the first exchange in Florida to have exclusive operating rights within a Florida municipality.
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HM NumberHM2E5W
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Year Placed1964
Placed ByCity of Pensacola-Pensacola Council of the Telephone Pioneers of America
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, February 7th, 2019 at 10:04am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 479427 N 3364165
Decimal Degrees30.40935000, -87.21418333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 24.561', W 87° 12.851'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 24' 33.66" N, 87° 12' 51.06" W
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Area Code(s)850
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 226 Palafox Pl, Pensacola FL 32502, US
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