Georgia Rural Telephone Museum

Coordinates: 31°57′22″N 84°05′12″W / 31.95605°N 84.08666°W / 31.95605; -84.08666
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Georgia Rural Telephone Museum
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Established1995 (1995)
LocationLeslie, Georgia
Coordinates31°57′22″N 84°05′12″W / 31.95605°N 84.08666°W / 31.95605; -84.08666
TypeTelephone and telephone memorabilia museum
Collection size2000
FounderTommy C. Smith
WebsiteOfficial 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]

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