Editing Chehalis, Washington (section)

====Communications====
The first telephone operations in Chehalis began in 1891 when the city was connected to the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company in Centralia. An official exchange began in 1893 and connection availability for the entirety of the community was completed in 1898, which included 35 total subscribers. The company, then serving approximately 1,000 customers in the Twin Cities, was renamed in 1916 to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. By the mid-1960s, the area was served by [[Pacific Northwest Bell]] and had a subscriber list of over 12,000 between Centralia and Chehalis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telephone Services Came Early - Chehalis Phones Busy |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1966/10-10/page-36 |access-date=July 31, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=October 10, 1966 |page=A22}}</ref>