Title:
Solitary Block Island: In 1880, a telephone link to the mainland
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Block Island, RI
telephone lines, setting of
underwater telephone cables
telephone lines, setting of
underwater telephone cables
Object ID:
Kim05-026
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
September 23, 1993
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Block Island, RI, (the town of New Shoreham) was without telephone service until spring 1882 when an undersea cable was run from Charlestown to the north end of the island by the United States Army Signal Corps.
People:
Swift, James A. (Capt.)
Block, Adrian (1614)
Ball, Nicholas
Block, Adrian (1614)
Ball, Nicholas
Search Terms:
Manisses, Island of (Block Island)
Block Island (Manisses, Island of)
Samuel Dexter (CG Cutter)
New Shoreham, RI
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Block Island (Manisses, Island of)
Samuel Dexter (CG Cutter)
New Shoreham, RI
U. S. Army Signal Corps