In this photograph from the Feb. 9, 1968 issue of the “Daily Northwest Alabamian,” B.W. Gallagher (left), president of the Alabama Telephone Co., displays the bright red telephone that was installed at the Haleyville, Alabama, police station to receive the first 9-1-1 call. In the middle is Haleyville mayor James Whitt, and on the right is Robert Normal, commercial manager of ATC. (Courtesy City of Haleyville)
The city of Haleyville in northwestern Alabama holds the distinction of being the home of the very first 9-1-1 call in our country’s history. Hopefully, very few of our readers have had to make that call, but the history of how it all came about is interesting to learn.
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