{"id":1302,"date":"2023-11-16T03:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T03:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooresvillemuseum.org\/site\/?page_id=1302"},"modified":"2023-11-21T18:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T18:36:48","slug":"the-telephone-exchange","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themooresvillemuseum.org\/site\/walking-tour\/the-telephone-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Telephone Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1302\" class=\"elementor elementor-1302\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3b462d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"1899\" data-id=\"a3b462d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themooresvillemuseum.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/telephoneexchange2.png?w=1686&amp;ssl=1 1686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6db343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d6db343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<center><audio controls>\r\n  <source src=\"https:\/\/themooresvillemuseum.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TelephoneExchange.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\">\r\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\r\n<\/audio><br><b>Audio Narration: Telephone Exchange<\/b><\/center>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038f1c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"038f1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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