Section of Submarine Cable Laid Between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, Michigan, 1918
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In July of 1918 a submarine telephone cable was laid between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, uniting Michigan's Northern and Southern Peninsulas. The 24,000-foot cable was capable of handling 21 simultaneous calls. After a successful installation, the crew onboard the cable-laying ship celebrated with toasts of grape juice due to Prohibition restrictions in Michigan.
In July of 1918 a submarine telephone cable was laid between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, uniting Michigan's Northern and Southern Peninsulas. The 24,000-foot cable was capable of handling 21 simultaneous calls. After a successful installation, the crew onboard the cable-laying ship celebrated with toasts of grape juice due to Prohibition restrictions in Michigan.
Artifact
Submarine cable
Date Made
1918
Subject Date
09 July 1918
Creators
Michigan State Telephone Company
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Made by Western Electric Company, headquarters New York, New York, for use by Michigan State Telephone Company as a submarine cable connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Lower Peninsula
United States, Michigan, Upper Peninsula
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.0.17.127
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Felt (Textile)
Glass (Material)
Twine
Dimensions
Height: 2.25 in
Diameter: 3 in
Inscriptions
plaque: Mackinac [sic] City St. Ignace Cable 7 Quad 13 B&S Gauge Length 24783 ft Laid July 9th, 1918
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