Lyceum Hall

Lyceum Hall (HM26AH)

Location: Salem, MA 01970 Essex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 31.346', W 70° 53.715'

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In this building on February 12, 1877

Alexander Graham Bell

presented the first public demonstration
of long distance telephone conversations.
Following the demonstration the first
news dispatch sent by telephone originated
here and was received by the Boston Globe.
It was published the following day.
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HM NumberHM26AH
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Date Added Monday, March 26th, 2018 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 344327 N 4709524
Decimal Degrees42.52243333, -70.89525000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 31.346', W 70° 53.715'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 31' 20.76" N, 70° 53' 42.9" W
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Area Code(s)978, 781, 617
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 43 Church St, Salem MA 01970, US
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