WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
TELEPHONES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH
HISTORY
Prefixes were used before switching to all numerics:ORchard 3-xxxx -> 673-xxxx in St. George
MEdford 5-xxxx -> 635-xxxx in Hurricane
PRospect 2-xxxx -> 772-xxxx in Springdale
When area codes were introduced, all of Utah was given area code 801. In September of 1997, area code 435 was introduced to southern Utah, including Washington County. Starting on March 22, 1998, only area code 435 was used in Washington County.
PHOTOS
 WCHS-00358 Front of telephone microwave reflector on Black Hill |
 WCHS-00359 Back of telephone microwave reflector on Black Hill |
 WCHS-00689 Front of telephone microwave reflector on Red Hill |
 WCHS-00691 Back of telephone microwave reflector on Red Hill |
WCHS-00360 Telephone switching office in downtown St. George
Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-00357 Photo of the Dixie "D" and telephone microwave reflector on the Black Hill
WCHS-00690 Photo of the telephone microwave reflector on the Red Hill
REFERENCES
Telephone BooksThe Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, May 1941
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, Fall 1958
Mountain States Telephone, October 1961
Mountain Bell, September 1972
Harmony Telephone Company
People's Progressive Telephone Company
Southern Utah Telephone Company
Helen B. Gardener and Quenton T. Bowler, " The People's Progressive Telephone Company, 1912-17: The Dream and the Reality".
Utah Historical Quarterly, Pages 79-94.