... Connected Pelham to the Outside World in 1882 . The same year (1882), a telegraph office began operating in Pelham Manor daily (except Sundays) from 6:00 a.m. until 8:45 p.m. each day. See Tue., Aug. 11, 2009: News of Pelham Manor and City Island ...
... on What May Have Been the First Telephone Installed in Pelham . Tue., Mar. 29, 2005: The Earliest Telephone in Pelham Manor? Residents of the Town of Pelham seemed to recognize the importance and value of the new invention very early. On July 19, ...
... on What May Have Been the First Telephone Installed in Pelham . Tue., Mar. 29, 2005: The Earliest Telephone in Pelham Manor? Residents of the Town of Pelham seemed to recognize the importance and value of the new invention very early. On July 19, ...
When most think of the inventor of the telephone and the phono graph, most think of Thomas Alva Edison. Pelhamites, however, think of Pelham Manor resident Ezra Torrence Gilliland who actually assisted Edison in the creation and improvement of both inventions.