Central MA, c.1900. Long Distance Telephone Line Alongside Nashua River, Bridge.

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted January 21, 2021

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I believe the 7-crossarm line you see was part of the AT&T Long Distance Route that criss-crossed Massachusetts connecting Boston with Albany, NY and points beyond. It was built in the late 1880s or so and stood until the later 1920s or early 1930s.

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