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Think History

A Moment in Kentucky History: Telephones Come to Kentucky

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published June 17, 2021 at 7:00 AM EDT

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about? telephones coming to Kentucky.

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