County of Brant Public Library Digital Collections
The River Lily
Description
Media Type
Image
Text
Item Type
Photographs
Description
The River Lily is a gift store located in the downtown Paris shopping district, owned by Carol Moyer.

Historically, it was previously the location of the Robert White Shoe Store. The Dominion Telegraph Office located there was the site of Alexander Graham Bell's first long-distance telephone call on August 10, 1876.
Notes
Images were taken in January 2010
Inscriptions
Plaque #1:

ON THIS SITE
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
INVENTOR OF THE TELEPHONE,
RECEIVED FROM BRANTFORD, ONTARIO,
ON AUGUST 10, 1876,
THE WORLD'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALL.

ERECTED BY THE
CHARLES FLEETFORD SISE CHAPTER
TELEPHONE PIONEERS OF AMERICA
10TH AUGUST 1946

Plaque #2:

IEEE MILESTONE IN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
AND COMPUTING

FIRST DISTANT SPEECH TRANSMISSION IN CANADA, 1876

On 10 August 1876, Alexander Graham Bell
demonstrated on this site that the human
voice could be transmitted electrically over
distance. While family members spoke into a
transmitter in Brantford, 13 km away, Bell
was able to hear them at a receiver located
here. This test convinced Bell that the
invention could be used for communication
between towns and could compete
successfully with the telegraph.

May 2008

INSTITUTE OF LECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
Date of Publication
2010
Subject(s)
Buildings
Stores & shops
Telephones
Alexander Graham Bell
Paris, Ontario
Local identifier
2010OB009
Geographic Coverage
  • Paris
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.1937570794883 Longitude: -80.384074151516
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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County of Brant Public Library
Email:digitalhistory@brant.ca
Website:
http://www.brantlibrary.ca/

Agency street/mail address:
County of Brant Public Library (Paris Branch)
12 William Street
Paris, ON
N3L 1K7 | @brantlibrary
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The River Lily


The River Lily is a gift store located in the downtown Paris shopping district, owned by Carol Moyer.

Historically, it was previously the location of the Robert White Shoe Store. The Dominion Telegraph Office located there was the site of Alexander Graham Bell's first long-distance telephone call on August 10, 1876.