E.H. Danner Museum of Telephony


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The E.H. Danner Museum of Telephony is located in Officers' Quarters #4 at Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo, TX. The museum opened 13 July 1990. Inside the museum visitors can see over 100 telephones and other equipment related to the history of the telephone. 

Museum Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Admission is Free. 

Today Fort Concho is in the middle of town but when it was established in 1867, along the bank of the Concho River, the fort was isolated. Fort Concho was built to protect frontier settlements, patrol and map the vast West Texas region, and quell hostile threats in the area. In June 1889, the last soldiers marched away from Fort Concho and the fort was deactivated. After 22 years Fort Concho's role in settling the Texas frontier was over.

Today, Fort Concho National Historic Landmark encompasses most of the former army post and includes twenty-three original and restored structures. The fort is one of the best-preserved frontier military forts of its kind.