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Science history: First two-way phone call across outdoor lines made by Alexander Graham Bell — Oct. 9, 1876

On Oct. 9, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone call to his assistant a few miles away — the first demonstration of ...
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Clark County history: Vancouver Barracks get Clark County’s first telephone

The Vancouver Barracks received Clark County’s first telephone in October 1878, connecting the arsenal to headquarters. Soon two more phones were installed. In 1879, soldiers strung the first ...