Alexander Graham Bell uttered his famous words in 1876, when he invented the telephone. On Jan. 25, 1915, the esteemed inventor was in New York and talking to Watson, not in the next room, but across ...

In 1846, Elmira had telegraph service to Ithaca, but service stopped due to lack of use In 1865, Western Union opened a line from Buffalo to New York, with an office in Elmira In late 1877, Elmira’s ...

The 1890s saw telephone service expanded to all parts of Idaho, in Boise and other small towns. In November 1904 the Idaho Daily Statesman reported: “The telephone line along the Ridenbaugh Canal will ...

We all know the famous words of Alexander Graham Bell, “Mr. Watson. Come Here. I need you” spoken in 1876. That first use of a telephone occurred in Bell's lab in Boston. Of course, Bell didn't stop ...