Lyceum Hall

LYCEUM HALL

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. 

• alexander graham bell
• telephone
• phone
• boston globe
• salem
• published the following day