John J. Flannigan obituary, 1978
Jackson News 9 Mar 1978
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Telephone in Barnegat, 1879
New Jersey Courier 10 Apr 1879: Down at Waretown, Capts. Jacob Birdsall, and John Holmes, have got a wire running from their respective dwellings and a telephone at either end, through which they can converse with each other readily.