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The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia (C&PTC) was the original Bell telephone franchise in the state.  During the court required AT&T divestiture in 1984, numerous east coast bell operating companies formed Bell Atlantic.  Bell Atlantic continued operation until 2000 when it was merged with GTE to form Verizon Corporation.  All ex-Bell Atlantic offices are now operated by Verizon-Virgina.

                                                                                                  

ASHLAND

 

 

BEDFORD

 

 

BETHIA

 

 

BLACKSBURG

 

 

BUCKNER

Submitted by: Telephone World

 

Nice colonial style design.

CALVERTON

 

 

CAPE CHARLES

 

 

CARTERSVILLE

 

 

CHESAPEAKE "CHURCHLAND"

 

 

CHESAPEAKE "DEEP CREEK"

 

 

CHESAPEAKE "GUIERRE"

 

 

CHRISTIANSBURG

 

 

CONCORD

 

Bell Atlantic

CULPEPER

 

Bell Atlantic-Verizon Tandem office.  One time had AT&T microwave service to Morristown.

CUMBERLAND

 

 

DINWIDDIE

 

Nice modern looking office.

DRIVER

 

Bell Atlantic

DUBLIN

 

Relatively new CO, late 1980's.

EASTVILLE

 

Original Bell Atlantic office now operated by Verizon Virginia.

 

EXMORE

 

Bell Atlantic

FREDERICKSBURG

 

Tandem office built in 1953

FREDERICKSBURG "LEE HILL"

Submitted by: Telephone World

 

Office built in 1973 to take load off of downtown
Fredericksburg #5 crossbar. This office was a #2BESS when it was built,
now a 5ESS
 

GOOCHLAND

 

Nice style design.

HAMPTON "ABERDEEN"

 

 

HAMPTON "DRUMMOND CORNER"

 

Classic Bell Atlantic logo survives!

HAMPTON "QUEEN STREET"

 

Original Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone (C&PT) office.  Became Bell Atlantic, now Verizon.  Just recently became a tandem office to relieve the Norfolk Bute Street Tandem in the Norfolk LATA.

HAMPTON "WOODLAND"

 

Note how this office is very similar to Aberdeen, built around same time (early 1960s) under the Bell System, standardized building construction plans.

LOUISA

Submitted by: Telephone World

 

 

LYNCHBERG "YELLOW BRANCH"

 

 

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