| Marker Number |
10406 |
| Atlas Number |
5373010406 |
| Marker Title |
The Livingston Telephone Company |
| Index Entry |
Livingston Telephone Company |
| Address |
501 N. Houston Ave. |
| City |
Livingston |
| County |
Polk |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
315061 |
| UTM Northing |
3399270 |
| Subject Codes |
communications; technology; businesses |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
NW corner N. Houston Ave. (FM 1316) and E. Polk St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Polk County's oldest public utility, the Livingston Telephone Company was organized Aug. 3, 1903, with S.H. Smith as president. The locally owned, independent telephone exchange operated a 24-hour switchboard on the second floor of a building at 315 N. Jackson. the system started with 40 hand-cranked telephones in service. By the time creosoted poles were installed in 1909, there were 124 telephones in use. In 1959 the exchange was converted to a fully automatic dialing system. (1985) |
