Georgia Rural Telephone Museum Explained

Georgia Rural Telephone Museum
Location:	Leslie, Georgia
Type:	Telephone and telephone memorabilia museum
Collection Size:	2000
Founder:	Tommy C. Smith
Website:	Official website

The Georgia Rural Telephone Museum (GRTM) is a telephone and telephone memorabilia museum located in Leslie, Georgia, United States. Housed in a renovated 1910s cotton warehouse, the GRTM is, according to 2007's Georgia Curiosities, "one of the world's largest phone museums."^[1] According to the museum itself, the size of its collection of telephones is unparalleled.^[2]

Located at 135 North Bailey Avenue, Leslie, Georgia,^[3] the GRTM is a not for profit organization. It was founded in 1995 by Tommy C. Smith.^{[1] [4]} As of 2007, the museum featured 2,000 artifacts on exhibit, dating back to the 1880s.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Schemmel, William. Georgia Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. 26 June 2010. 1 January 2007. Globe Pequot. 978-0-7627-4110-6. 78.
2. Book: Fodor's

   . Fodor's. Fodor's. Fodor's the Carolinas & Georgia. 26 June 2010. 13 February 2007. Random House, Inc.. 978-1-4000-1741-6. 395.

3. Schemmel (2007), p. 79.
4. Book: Petersen, Julie K.. The telecommunications illustrated dictionary. 26 June 2010. 29 May 2002. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-1173-4. 401.