Even though Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876, the invention caught on slowly.

"New Poles on Front Street": Telephone Services Come to Bollinger County

Behind the big themes, celebrated figures, and dry dates of history are the interesting stories of life in the past and ordinary people. Southeast Missouri has a varied and rich history that you often don’t hear about in history classes. Join Bill Eddleman of the State Historical Society of Missouri to hear about these stories with “Tales from Days Gone By.”

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"New Poles on Front Street": Telephone Services Come to Bollinger County