Phoneton

Phoneton (HMIV8)

Location: Tipp City, OH 45371 Miami County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 53.859', W 84° 7.877'

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Once the center of telephone communications in America, Phoneton, originally platted as Phonetown, was established in 1893 by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) as the place to service and operate three major telephone and telegraph lines that intersected here on the National Road. AT&T built a repeater station to service the lines and employed as many as forty switchboard operators who lived in a hotel and boarding house constructed by the company. Other employees were bused in from neighboring towns. All operations were moved to Dayton in 1936.
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HM NumberHMIV8
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number30-55
Year Placed2008
Placed ByMiami County Milestones Committee, The Miami County Foundation, The Troy Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 9:13am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 745256 N 4420337
Decimal Degrees39.89765000, -84.13128333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 53.859', W 84° 7.877'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 53' 51.54" N, 84° 7' 52.62" W
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Area Code(s)937
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4445-4677 W National Rd, Tipp City OH 45371, US
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