Telephone Pioneers

Lawson and Anne Chambers owned and operated the Ogemaw Telephone Company in Rose City, Michigan, from 1946 until 1968. During these 22 years, a one-community company expanded throughout the region to provide rural telephone service to Lupton, Prescott, Sterling, Alger, and Rose City. They transformed service from the single party line system to a modern dial framework, and their customer base grew from 500 homes and businesses to well over 10,000 telephone subscribers. Their privately owned company was instrumental in the development of Northern Michigan and its business and tourism industries, and their efforts helped enrich the lives of families throughout the area they served.

Rose City, Michigan · United States