Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston
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Here on June 2, 1875,
Alexander Graham Bell and
Thomas A. Watson
first transmitted sound over wires.
This successful experiment was completed in a fifth floor garret at what was then 109 Court Street and marked the beginning of world-wide telephone service.
On back of monument:
Birthplace
of the
First Telephone
(Communications • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Here on June 2, 1875,Alexander Graham Bell and
Thomas A. Watson
first transmitted sound over wires.
This successful experiment was completed in a fifth floor garret at what was then 109 Court Street and marked the beginning of world-wide telephone service.
On back of monument:
Birthplace
of the
First Telephone
(Communications • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.