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~ Spreading the Word{S} ~
~ When the Telephone Entered the Picture on the North Fork of Long Island, New York ~

BY DANNY McCARTHY
My freshman year at IONA College in New Rochelle, New York in 1977 saw me as an IONA College switchboard operator. That work-study position lasted for some time. Upon re-locating to Southold in 1988, I wondered when telephone service in Southold Town began.
As a regular The Peconic Bay Shopper contributor I had my answers met.
You see folks, The Peconic Bay Shopper dated July 2013 carried my "Getting the Message Out" column beginning on page three:
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