#Telephones April 10

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For the month of April several of us are taking on the “30-Day Conversation Coach4aday Challenge“. Today’s dialog is about TELEPHONES especially in North Carolina.

I was around conversations about the telephone industry my entire childhood. My dad was a repairman which meant part of his career was spent climbing telephone poles. Over his career he saw many changes in the technology of phones. He predicted at the New York’s World Fair in 1964 to me that I would see Dick Tracy like wristwatches be used as phones.

The first TELEPHONE that appeared in North Carolina took place in 1879

April Conversation Challenge

The overarching aim for the 30-Day Conversation Coach4aday Challenge is to engage or to repeat conversations and disseminate them. Whether these conversations hold valuable lessons, shareable insights, or are simply a mishmash of thoughts, the goal remains to foster connection and potential learning experiences for all involved.

Rules of the Challenge

First brevity is the key. Second it is not necessary to fully identify the parties involved but writing it like a script might be helpful. Third the conversations being shared can come from personal experiences, books, films, TV shows, or are imaginations.

Do this daily for 30 Days posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge

April 10th-North Carolina Telephones

Three years following the invention of the telephone on March 10, 1887, a telephone was installed in the office of B. W. Starnes, the manager of Western Union’s Raleigh office.

Once B.W Starnes got a phone other local businessmen soon came to realize the instrument’s utility. On 20 Sept. 1879 the first North Carolina exchange opened in Raleigh, in the rear of the Western Union office at “Battle’s Corner,” the intersection of Fayetteville and Martin Streets. The enterprise expanded to 30 stations and remained in business only one year. During 1879, however, the first long-distance lines in North Carolina were erected between Raleigh and Goldsboro, and the first long-distance call in the state was made on 14 Apr. 1879 between Raleigh and Wilmington, NC.

To learn more about North Carolina’s history pertaining to telephones visit this link.