the first long distance phone call was made between cambridge and boston.
where was the first long distance phone call made?
between cambridge and boston
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faced with ill health, mckenney then moved to minnesota, where he was a sutler during the 1869 red river rebellion. he would soon move back to canada, in 1870 moving to fort garry and portage la prairie before settling at westbourne, manitoba, where he once again engaged in the fur trade, in his uncle's business, henry mckenney & company, and later in his father augustus' business. three years later he would move back to fort garry, which was now named winnipeg; there he would work in a relative's hardware store for two years. on an 1875 trip to the rocky mountains on a coal expedition for the centennial exposition with a local geologist on which he was serving as an interpreter, mckenney would gain employment with the hudson's bay company as a clerk. on that same trip he would also pass through fort edmonton for the first time. in 1883, he later moved to st. albert, alberta, where he opened up a store, one of the first businesses of the settlement. he would operate it until 1903, when he sold the business. in st. albert he also sat on the town's school board as well serving as license commissioner, postmaster (1886–93), justice of the peace, and police magistrate. he also operated a grist mill and was a construction advocate, assisting in building a bridge in 1887. on january 3, 1885, he and edmonton businessman alex taylor would make the first phone call on the first long distance phone system in the northwest, from mckenney's store to taylor's office in edmonton, away. he also played a part in gaining village status for st. albert, which was incorporated in december 1899.
henry william mckenney