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NO. 247 THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE - The first long-distance telephone in the world, built in 1877 by the Ridge Telephone Company, connected French Corral with French Lake, 58 miles away. It was operated by the Milton Mining Company from a building on this site that had been erected about 1853.

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20364 Pleasant Valley Rd, North San Juan, California
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NO. 247 THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE - Marker

NO. 247 THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE - Marker

NO. 247 THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE - Private Plaque

NO. 247 THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE - Site

NO. 247 THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE - Site

NO. 247 THE WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE - State Street Sign