The Old Hickory Line Mystery Cache
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In 1877, the first telephone line in Atlanta was a private line connecting the Western and Atlantic Freight Depot with Durand's Restaurant in the Union Passenger Station. At each end of the telephone line was a Box Phone. The box phone was a wooden box with one hole for both talking and listening. To use it, you had to pick it up and yell into it, then move it to your ear to listen. There was no signaling device like a bell or buzzer to get the person's attention at the other end. People would sometimes tap a pencil against the diaphragm or just yell. The person on the other end had to be nearby to hear it. This was more like a very crude intercom system than a telephone. The telephone was a new invention. The Bell Telephone Company had not yet formed and A.G. Bell and his associates were installing these point-to-point private lines around the country. For some of these, the customer's privately owned telegraph line was used for the telephone circuit. In other cases, a telegraph line was leased from Western Union. 615182025151456151820255978202023158211441854199242025 5978202514914561518202520231559782082114418542023514202515145
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