CROWN POINT TELEPHONE

Crown Point Telephone Corporation was incorporated March 7, 1896. The name at that time being "Schroon Lake and Crown Point Telephone Co., Incorporated". Some time after that Schroon Lake was sold to the New York Telephone Company and by 1906 according to the earliest telephone directory we have on file we were Crown Point Telephone Company. J.E. Pond was President, F.C. Pond; Vice President and C.H. Wilson held the position of Secretary and Treasurer. Our office was in Crown Point, NY located by the original Post Office on Main Street. There were about 120 customers and of course there were no numbers, subscribers were reached by asking the operator for the name of the person being called. Surprisingly there was a wide range of towns available for calling including some we do not recognize. , such as "Blue Store" and "Hagaman". There are approximately 300 towns listed in this directory. The directory advises asking the toll operator for any towns not listed as new places are being..

Also known as: Crown Point Telephone Co., Crown Point Telephone Company, Crown Point Telephone Corporation

Primary location: Crown Point United States