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Crusty Old Joe's Place

The Norfolk & Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Companies

Hertford

2005

Parris B. Wood photo

1993
Topo map, 1985. 

252-426

V&H Coordinates
Vertical   06056
Horizontal 01166  
Converted
Latitude 36.1834
Longitude -76.4750
CBSA 21020 Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
Central Office HERTFORD 
113 W GRUBB STREET HERTFORD NC  27944  
Company Name CAROLINA TEL & TEL CO  Doing Business As Sprint Mid Atlantic
Switch HRFRNCXARS0
Type Northern Telecom DMS Remote Switching Center
Host ELCYNCXA33A  
CO Features
AA DA GC GD GI GK GR HD PB PK PN RC RD RE SA SH SP SQ TJ TU TW UP UR WE WG WJ

1970-1980

The microwave path was to Edenton and Elizabeth City with Lenkurt 74 radios and flyswatter or periscope reflectors on the tower. Hertford was on the N&CT&T open-wire route from Elizabeth City to CT&T at Windsor.

There was quite an assortment of carrier used in Hertford. EAS circuits to Edenton were on Lenkurt 33 on open-wire. There was Panhandle X carrier to Welch. Lenkurt 46A was on the microwave to Elizabeth City.

Hertford had an assigned switchman, Jim Rennie.