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Scans of Commercial Record newspaper clippings about the establishment and improvement of the telephone system.
cr1888032301TelephoneLines.jpg; Saugatuck to Fennville via Ganges, Cushman electric telephone rather than Bell telephone. Installed by L.C. Wilson of Plainwell
cr1894030201TwoElectricTelephonesInSaug.jpg; S.C. Reed and Charles Bird's residence and the Rogers and Bird dock cr1895080201TelephoneCoOrganized.jpg cr1895080901Saugatuck-GangesPhinePolesUp.jpg cr1895092701SaugatuckGangesTelephoneCompany-1.jpg; A.B. Taylor, T.W. Leland, Capt. Brittain, Doc Heath, L.A. Phelps, John Schaberg, D.L. Barber & Co., E.S. Pride, Dr. Walker, Dr. Stroud, Weed & Co., H.A. McDonald, Plummer and McDonald, H.H. Hutchins, Dr. Brunson [Jr. or Sr.?], Grange Store, McVea Pier, Link's pier, Mrs. Charle McVea residence, L.J. Smith, Warren Smith, Mrs. Jones' store. cr1895092701SaugatuckGangesTelephoneCompany-2.jpg cr1896040301TelephoneWireToHolland.jpg

2024.01.21

Ganges fruit farmers were the first to adopt the telephone so they could communicate with the docks and organize fruit shipments. Townspeople quickly followed suit.

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Winthers, Sally

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Reed, Samuel Caleb 1848-1923S.C. Reed & Son Blacksmith ShopBird, Charles Edmund Sr. 1855-1941Rogers & Bird Shipyard/LineTri-County/Western Allegan County/Ganges Telephone CompanyTaylor, Alfred Blake Sr. 1846-1920Leland, Thornton W. 1850-1930Brittain, Ralph Case 1842-1905Heath, Doc Anderson 1865-1947Wade, Fred 1862-1933Upham, Sherman D. Capt. 1858-1940Phelps, Lafayette Alonzo 1856-1940Schaberg, John 1849-1916Barber, Daniel L. 1840-1909Pride, Edward S. 1848-1912Walker, Dr. Robert J.1869-1944E.E. Weed & Co., 1880s-1927Kirby, Frank 1861-1896McDonald, Henry A. 1850-1925Hutchins, Henry Hudson 1854-1933Brunson, Dr. Eugene Eliel 1851-1934McVea, Charles E. 1835-1894Stroud, Harley A. Dr. 1848-1915Plummer & McDonaldSmith, Warren 1835-1902

03/14/2024

03/14/2024