From the 1940s through the sixties and seventies, AT&T built thousands of Long Line towers as part of its transcontinental microwave communications network. It’s been decades since they were used for their original purpose, but one still stands near the Clark County community of Henryville.
The tower in Henryville was probably built around 19601. I’m unsure how tall the tower is, unfortunately, since it’s missing its iconic KS-15676 horn antennae and doesn’t appear to be in use for communications purposes anymore2. When it was in use, it relayed a signal from Paris Crossing, twenty-four miles northeast, to Hardinsburg, twenty-five miles southwest3.
After the Long Lines program ended, AT&T deaccessioned most of its towers around the year 2000. Today, the tower in Henryville is owned by Communication Properties, LLC4.
Sources Cited
1 Parcel 10-06-00-900-015.000-027 (2024). Office of the Assessor. Clark County [Jeffersonville]. Web. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
2 Transmitter Characteristics (n.d.). Antennasearch. Web. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
3 Long Lines Map and Information (n.d.). Web. Map. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
4 (See footnote 1).
