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Alexander Graham Bell and the 1900 Census

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Introduction

Although Alexander Graham Bell achieved worldwide fame as the first person to patent the telephone on March 7th, 1876, he was not content to merely be the person who revolutionized human communication. In addition to this groundbreaking legacy, Bell was also a teacher, a speech therapist, and a special agent of the U.S Census Bureau.

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