Monroe, NJ Rural Telephone Open Wire Line c.1905

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted January 14, 2009
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In the top photo you will note a six-pin open wire line which served residents of this community. In the lower picture is a close up of a shorter pole (far left). It is probable the latter was for public telephone connections to a general store or rooming house as seen in front of it.

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