These were early east-west circuits that connected Boston, MA with Albany, NY and to points beyond. The 6-pin construction seen was commonplace with Western Union and other telegraph companies commencing in the 1890s and a lot of CD 145 crown-embossed Brookfields were used upon them, at least here in New England during such construction (replacing earlier threaded lines with single-petticoat insulators which were not re-used by WU).

In later years aging pole lines of this sort (as seen) were replaced soon after 1910 by cedar poles with 10-pin crossarms upon them, using hard-drawn copper wire (replacing the former iron wire) and double petticoat insulators (CD 145s, 152s initially and subsequently CD 154s during the early 1920s).

Many of these cedar poles survived very well around here in New England until their lines were dismantled during and after the 1970s.

This community is located in central Massachusetts.