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25 pairs of telephone wires in this underwater cable. It's a start.
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SUBMARINE TELEPHONE CABLE LAID IN OHIO RIVER BY GOVERNMENT
Completion of the work of laying a steel-armored submarine telephone cable across the Ohio River from the Kentucky shore to a point a half-mile below New Richmond, Ohio, has been announced by Colonel William P. Stokey, officer in charge of Cincinnati district no. 2, Corps of Engineers.
This cable is, as far as known, the first ever placed in the Ohio river. It is 2,640 feet in length and contains 25 pairs of telephone wires. The government will use 15 pairs in conjunction with the private telephone line being constructed to connect all Ohio river dams with the offices of the United States division engineer in Cincinnati, the district offices one with another.
The other 10 pairs of wires in the cable will by used by the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co., which shared with the government the expense of laying the cable.
Completion of the work of laying a steel-armored submarine telephone cable across the Ohio River from the Kentucky shore to a point a half-mile below New Richmond, Ohio, has been announced by Colonel William P. Stokey, officer in charge of Cincinnati district no. 2, Corps of Engineers.
This cable is, as far as known, the first ever placed in the Ohio river. It is 2,640 feet in length and contains 25 pairs of telephone wires. The government will use 15 pairs in conjunction with the private telephone line being constructed to connect all Ohio river dams with the offices of the United States division engineer in Cincinnati, the district offices one with another.
The other 10 pairs of wires in the cable will by used by the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co., which shared with the government the expense of laying the cable.
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This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army Corps of Engineers. You can find the whole list here:
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My googling indicates that this was not the first cable placed in the Ohio River; apparently that was done by Captain Jack B. Sleeth in the 1840s. Or anyway, sometime in the 1800s. So I guess this was the first telephone cable placed in the Ohio River.
This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army Corps of Engineers. You can find the whole list here:
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My googling indicates that this was not the first cable placed in the Ohio River; apparently that was done by Captain Jack B. Sleeth in the 1840s. Or anyway, sometime in the 1800s. So I guess this was the first telephone cable placed in the Ohio River.
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