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Title
The Louisa Telephone Company
Subject
Stock Certificate
Description
This certificate was given to J. J. Porter to certify that he owned four shares of stock in the Louisa Telephone Company. He bought each share of this stock at ten dollars on April 17, 1899. This stock would have been sold in order to ensure capital when providing telephone service to Louisa's citizens.
The first telephones were installed by Judge F. W. Sims on a private line he operated between his home in Louisa and a farm in Apple Grove. After seeing the value of the telephone, he and other business men in the community organized the Louisa Telephone Company on June 27, 1898. The telephone company operated through switchboards at various areas throughout the county. In approximately 1900, Louisa's first out-of-town telephone connection was built with Richmond. Soon, lines were extended from Louisa to Gordonsville and Charlottesville, increasing communication throughout the state.
*Description found information in a transcription of the February 21, 1952 issue of "The Central Virginian." This can be found in the Louisa County Historical Society Archives.
The first telephones were installed by Judge F. W. Sims on a private line he operated between his home in Louisa and a farm in Apple Grove. After seeing the value of the telephone, he and other business men in the community organized the Louisa Telephone Company on June 27, 1898. The telephone company operated through switchboards at various areas throughout the county. In approximately 1900, Louisa's first out-of-town telephone connection was built with Richmond. Soon, lines were extended from Louisa to Gordonsville and Charlottesville, increasing communication throughout the state.
*Description found information in a transcription of the February 21, 1952 issue of "The Central Virginian." This can be found in the Louisa County Historical Society Archives.
Source
Louisa County Historical Society Archives
Publisher
Louisa County Historical Society
Date
April 17, 1899
Format
Document
Type
Document
Identifier
054_2008_1110_2
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