The Birthplace of CSPIRE
In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded several
rural telephone companies in Mississippi, including
Delta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin Telephone
Company in Meadville. From these rural carriers,
sons Wade H. Creekmore, Jr. and Jimmy Creekmore
established Cellular South, one of the first wireless
networks in the nation. Launched on February 4,
1988, the company was renamed CSpire in 2011.
This former service station served as the first
office of the Franklin Telephone Company.