The Telephone Pioneers

The Telephone Pioneers (HMXES)

Location: Paducah, KY 42001 McCracken County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 5.352', W 88° 35.685'

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Through the depression, a struggling telephone industry crept along with advancing technology. In 1940 progress stopped. Most personnel and materials were used to win W.W.II. The local telephone system became outdated. In 1945 the boys came home and the Baby Boom started. Telephones were in demand. Paducah added switchboards and equipment creating one of the world's best telephone systems. Installing and maintaining two copper wires from the switching office to each telephone in the community, plus adding many long distant trunk circuits to other towns, were unending tasks. Paducah was the hub for switching incoming and outgoing long distant calls for the region 24 hours a day to points worldwide. In 1979 the old cord switchboard was replaced by an electronic computer switching system. The Telephone Pioneers were created in 1927 and did volunteer projects to say, "We care about people and Paducah." This mural is dedicated to those who build, operate and use the telephone system.
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Placed BySponsored by: G.C Carneal, a "Telephone Pioneer" in memory of Lottie Luigs Carneal
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 12:28pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 358266 N 4105957
Decimal Degrees37.08920000, -88.59475000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 5.352', W 88° 35.685'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 5' 21.12" N, 88° 35' 41.10" W
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Area Code(s)270
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2613 N Water St, Paducah KY 42001, US
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