First long-distance telephone line
The world's first long-distance telephone line, established in 1877, connected French Corral with Bowman Lake at the headwaters of the Yuba River. It was strung across trees and poles for a distance of 60 mi in Nevada County, California, passing through Birchville, Sweetland, North San Juan, Cherokee, North Columbia, Lake City, North Bloomfield, Moores Flat, Graniteville, and Milton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monument
- Description: historic site in French Corral, California
- Also known as: “World’s First Long-Distance Telephone Line”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Corral and Birchville.
French Corral
Hamlet
French Corral is an unincorporated community approximately five miles west of California State Highway 49 in Nevada County, California, United States. It was one of the first of several historic California gold rush mining camps along the San Juan Ridge.
Birchville
Hamlet
Birchville is a historic mining and agricultural community in Nevada County, California. Birchville is located about 10 miles northwest of Nevada City and about 2 miles northeast of French Corral. It is situated at an elevation of 1,765 ft above sea level. Birchville is situated 2 miles northeast of First long-distance telephone line.
Bridgeport
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Bridgeport is a former settlement on the Yuba River in Nevada County, California, 2 mi from the town of French Corral. Its elevation is 567 ft above sea level. Bridgeport is situated 2 miles southwest of First long-distance telephone line.
First long-distance telephone line
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.30675° or 39° 18′ 24″ northLongitude
-121.1629° or 121° 9′ 46″ westOpen location code
84FW8R4P+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 8047888229OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q5454208
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