Way Back Wednesday: New England Telephone and Telegraph
April 9, 2025 Geri Duff In 1884, Hingham had six telephone customers served out of the Quincy Switchboard. In 1894, a Central Office was opened at 63 South Street in Hingham to serve Hingham, Hull, and Cohasset with 23 phones in Hingham. Those phones had a hand crank to signal the operator to make a connection. In 1909 …