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1954:(in Nevada). The State Telegraph Company was sending one of their best operators to the eastern end so that news from the Pony Express could be immediately transmitted, and this plan would continue as the line advanced east. The portion of the line to be constructed west from Salt Lake City was starting to haul poles along the route and waiting arrival of wire from the East. In the East, the paper reported that wire should be up to
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258:: Work begins in Washington on laying the line to Baltimore using poles. They used chestnut poles of seven meters in height, and 60 meters apart. Two wires were laid, Number 16 copper wire, covered by cotton thread with shellac, and a covering mixture of "beeswax, resin, linseed oil, and asphalt.".
2022:(now Nevada, then Utah Territory), somewhat over 200 miles to reach Salt Lake. (The distances reported in the article are not exact.) The total gap in telegraphic connection between west and east is now about 550 miles, which the Pony Express can normally cover in less than four days.
486:, the Buffalo-Lockport line, a short stretch in Philadelphia, and the New York-Coney Island line. By year's end, lines ran from Washington to Boston, west to Pittsburgh, and north from New York City to Albany and west to Buffalo. Rapid expansion was continuing.
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to lay the line using a special cable-laying plow that
Cornell had developed. Wire began to be laid in Baltimore on October 21, 1843, but the project was stopped after 15 km of wire was laid because the line was failing. Morse learned that
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to
Manhattan to get news from shipping traffic to the New York Mercantile Exchange more quickly. The first line laid across the East River from Brooklyn by Colt on October 23 or 24 quickly fails. The northern terminus of the line becomes the
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opens. The first telegram from
Harrisburg to Lancaster was "Why don't you write, you rascals?" The line did not yet connect to Philadelphia, and only stayed in service until March 1, 1846; Harrisburg service restarted on October 5,
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notes another short planned line, the "Boston Marine Line", which, similar to the New York Offing Line would be a line from
Nantasket outside Boston to inner Boston to transmit news from incoming ships. In a letter to the
1992:: California newspaper reports that its latest news from the Pony Express came from the Willow telegraph station 50 miles west of Fort Kearney, and then traveled by horse to the Dry Creek station, 168 miles east of
2596:(November 27, 1845), Vol. I, No. 11, p. 2, col. 5 near bottom ("Since the Telegraph from Buffalo to Lockport has been in operation the Lockport papers published western news twelve hours in advance of the mail.")
2682:, col. 3, near bottom ("The Magnetic Telegraph of Messrs. Hudson & Smith, from Nantasket Head to the Merchants' Exchange, is now nearly completed, and will be put in immediate operation.")
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425:(about 30 miles) that goes into operation on November 7 - the first line opened for regular commercial business. The first message announced the electoral victory of the Whigs in
2844:(February 5, 1846), p. 2 col. 5 ("We are informed that the Telegraph between Albany and Utica is finished and has commenced operations. Several other lines are progressing.")
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to
Western Union for $ 10,000. It allows a total of four separate signals to be transmitted and received on a single wire at the same time (two signals in each direction.)
264:: Test of line conveys news of the Whig Party's nomination of Henry Clay for U.S. President from the party's convention in Baltimore to the Capitol Building in Washington.
468:: In the fall of 1845, the Magnetic Telegraph Company commences building a line from Philadelphia to New York. By early November, a 14 mile segment from Philadelphia to
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partners with
William Robinson (a New York book dealer) to form the New York and Offing Electric Telegraph Association. A line is laid from an observation tower built on
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reports how news traveled from Boston to New York in 10 hours. Next steamer (Cambria) arrives in Boston on July 18 and the New York papers use the new telegraph line.
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2018:. Another eastern work team has reached 300 miles east from Salt Lake City, only about 200 miles west of Julesburg. In the west, the line has been completed to
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Map shows extent of operational lines by the end of 1846. At the start of the year, there were only four short lines in operation:
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Sudbury Street, which generates public interest, but no investors. Cornell then sets up a similar exhibition in New York.
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November 29, 1847 : Michigan's First Telegraph Line Completed, MSU Libraries
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2549:, p. 4, col. 6 bottom third (advertising new crossing of East River at Hell Gate)
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Our First Hundred Years: The Life of the Republic of the United States of America
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begins, with James Gamble in charges of the western crew starting in Nevada, and
1613:: The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company merges with the
177:. Morse also demonstrates his invention to the Franklin Institute and President
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1433:: About 12,000 miles of line from 20 companies now exist in the United States.
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Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1793 to 1919 - 1840-1872
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The Nation's Newsbrokers: The formative years, from pretelegraph to 1865
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sends his first public demonstration message over two miles of wire at
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3601:, Texas State Historical Association Handbook, Retrieved 17 April 2017
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History of the Board of Trade of the city of Chicago, Volume 1, Part 1
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2008:: Eastern line operational to a point 120 miles west of Fort Kearney.
3763:
Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908, Volume 1
3212:
Publications of the Historical Society of Schuylkill County, Volume 4
3168:
First (and welcome) Bulletin by the Magnetic Telegraph from the South
2935:, History Wired (Smithsonian Institution), Retrieved 16 February 2015
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334:. The public now had to pay for messages, which were no longer free.
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files for a patent for his electrical telegraph in the United States.
3157:(June 1847), p. 731 (list of lines in operation as of April 1, 1847)
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Makers of the Telegraph: Samuel Morse, Ezra Cornell and Joseph Henry
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Transactions of the Oneida Historical Society at Utica, Volumes 1-5
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is delayed due to failed attempts to extend wires across the river.
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had been laid, and opened due to great public interest in the work.
230:: Originally Morse decided to lay his wire underground, and asked
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Extension of the Overland Telegraph - Dispatches Overtake the Pony
3103:
Telecommunications in Canada: Technology, Industry, and Government
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356:, with a goal to extend the Washington-Baltimore line to New York.
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TELEGRAPHY AND TELEPHONES - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
3071:("The telegraph wires have been extended from Ithaca to Elmira.")
1573:. Link to San Francisco not completed until 1864 (see timeline).
640:: Commercial line between New York City and Boston completed by
3747:
The Telegraph Finished to Genoa - First Telegram from that place
3615:
First delivery of news to Oregon by telegraph was news in itself
2376:
The Telegraph in America: Its Founders, Promoters, and Noted Men
1228:: Chicago line is attached to eastern line network via Detroit.
3463:
First Despatches by Magnetic Telegraph From and to Fayetteville
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via Bolivar and Jefferson City. The line was later extended to
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noted that the Boston line had not yet been put into operation.
1776:(Sacramento to San Francisco leg by steamer, rest by horse).
1772:(where the rail and telegraph lines from the east ended) to
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Transatlantic Telegraph - Cabot Strait Telegraph Cable 1856
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between North America and Europe is successfully completed.
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to take news from European steamers' first port of call in
2945:"The" Magnetic Telegraph Company - Anniversary of its Lone
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Brooklyn One of the First Cities in World to Use Telegraph
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from New York City) two days later. Direct connection to
3375:("The telegraph wires, we understand, are all up ..."),
2426:
Personal Recollections of the Early Days of the Telegraph
1842:: San Francisco-Sacramento line extended all the way to
1599:. This eventually led to news boats being stationed off
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uses the new Albany-New York telegraph line to beat the
63:
is a chronology of notable events in the history of the
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Advantage of the Cape Race News Enterprise of the Press
2146:: Telegraph lines from Britain are connected to India.
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to get news from European steamers before they reached
16:
US & Canada telegraph history: 1844-1861 milestones
4172:"No farewell to telegram in Goa as BSNL takes day off"
366:
builds a short telegraph line of about one mile from
212:: The United States Congress appropriates funds for
4130:
Australia and the global telegraph network 1854-1902
3529:
History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine
2748:, Telegraphic Historical Society, p. 118 ("rascals")
1298:. Belfast-to-Bangor leg opened on 23 November 1848.
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The Overland Telegraph Line - Four Days to New York
2889:"The Mystic Meshes" of the Union-Magnetic Telegraph
2855:
Magnetic Telegraph - Annihilation of Time and Space
2409:
The Coming of the Telegraph to Western Pennsylvania
887:by the Montreal Telegraph Company (which had hired
4070:Telegraph line reaches Seattle on October 25, 1864
1621:Spread to continental and intercontinental service
1545:, and other Texas towns reached by telegraph line.
340:: Morse forms the Magnetic Telegraph Company with
3200:History of Berks County in Pennsylvania, Volume 1
370:to the city fairgrounds (the site of that year's
3632:, newscotland1398.net, Retrieved 23 January 2019
3427:, The South Atlantic Quarterly, Volume 16 (1917)
2650:about breaks in wire and poles being sawed down)
2215:discontinues telegram services. Indian company
3803:The Early History of the Telegraph in Minnesota
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2106:: Service from San Francisco reaches north to
809:: Morse's Magnetic Telegraph Company buys the
92:, site of Morse's 1838 telegraph demonstration.
4087:'Victorian Internet' hits Seattle October 1864
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3270:History of Saint Louis City and County, Vol. 2
3155:Banker's Magazine and State Financial Register
3118:Nova Scotia's Telegraphs, Landlines And Cables
2285:
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1727:: Western United States line reaches east to
516:: Philadelphia-New York line is completed to
139:(semaphore line) from New York to New Orleans.
4198:"World's last telegram to be sent next month"
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2905:History of Delaware : 1609-1888, Vol. II
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3231:The Telegraph in American and Morse Memorial
2818:History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884, Volume 3
1595:. A land line from Cape Ray is also run to
1509:: Service from Sacramento extended east to
1015:: On Southern project, line segment between
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3450:One Hundred Years of Land Values in Chicago
2763:The Magnetic Telegraph Office At Harrisburg
2324:The Worldwide History of Telecommunications
1816:, and communications commence the next day.
1569:: Service within Oregon extended south to
3571:Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1849
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1638:: Line from San Francisco opens north to
1487:: Service extended from San Francisco to
722:(43 miles) opens. Service is extended to
4042:Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine
2987:, p. 1, col. 1 (list of lines and status)
2646:, p. 1, col. 6 (reprint from November 15
2644:Magnetic Telegraph - Buffalo and Lockport
2078:across the United States is completed at
1234:: Line from Nashville extended south to
320:on telegraph lines coming into operation.
4154:Telegram Falls Silent Stop Era Ends Stop
3715:Upper Mississippi Or Historical Sketches
3643:Boarding European Steamers Off Cape Race
3082:Elmira telegraphs, telephones, took time
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2219:continues telegraphic service into 2013.
2042:: A link between line headed east from
1812:, constructed by W.H. Stebbins, reaches
1258:reached with completion of link between
1166:. It was soon after carried through to
135:proposes that the U.S. Congress fund an
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3425:The Telegraph in the South, 1845-1850
2128:International Telecommunication Union
1897:Depiction of the construction of the
660:: First transmission over line from
69:first transcontinental telegraph line
61:timeline of North American telegraphy
39:in the northwest, and as far west as
7:
4025:Creighton: Biographical Sketches ...
3479:The History of Cook County, Illinois
3302:History of Baltimore City and County
3584:Wilmington, North Carolina, to 1861
2582:(June 1910, Vol. 8, No. 6), p. 189.
2262:The Telegraph in America, 1832–1920
1852:: Western line is extended east to
1690:(then Utah Territory) completed by
1615:Erie and Michigan Telegraph Company
877:reached from Washington, D.C. line.
811:Baltimore-Washington telegraph line
708:: Albany-New York City line opens.
626:: With completion of link between
272:Baltimore-Washington telegraph line
3938:Progress of the Overland Telegraph
3775:History of Atchison County, Kansas
3404:Harrison, Jon (29 November 2016).
1397:used to transmit new Halifax news.
1351:, and this spurs the start of the
1039:: Line operations from east reach
270:: Morse's first message over the
14:
4222:Jeelani, Mehboob (18 June 2013).
4085:Banel, Feliks (18 October 2017).
3885:Progress of the Pacific Telegraph
3080:Janowski, Diane (24 April 2015).
2806:Early Telegraphic News Dispatches
2046:is joined to the eastern line at
1869:: Nebraska line reaches west to
1184:connected to line from the North.
43:. In Canada, lines reached from
4054:Telecommunications History Group
3731:History of the Pacific Telegraph
3437:Nelson's Biographical Dictionary
3326:A Sketch of our Telegraph System
3174:(Washington, D.C.), p. 3, col. 2
2724:, last revised 26 December 2008)
2664:Commercial Telegraphers' Journal
2580:Commercial Telegraphers' Journal
2076:first transcontinental telegraph
1938:first transcontinental telegraph
1899:first Transcontinental Telegraph
1768:starts operations, running from
1112:: Chicago line extended east to
927:: Line from Pittsburgh reaches
484:the original Baltimore-D.C. line
4068:Lange, Greg (4 November 1998).
4008:Smoky Hill and Republican Union
3613:Terry, John (22 October 2011).
3504:Detroit in History and Commerce
3028:Telegraph from Ithaca to Auburn
2387:Gifford, S.B. (16 April 1901).
833:from Washington is established.
388:, heading east to Philadelphia.
2918:The Daily Newspaper In America
1982:: A team laying wire reaches
1393:: Extension of Boston line to
1029:: Line from east has reached
863:: Telegraph station opened at
411:was operational by March 1846.
1:
3139:Weekly National Intelligencer
2722:The Electromagnetic Telegraph
2631:Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
2138:transatlantic telegraph cable
1962:), two hundred miles west of
1654:transatlantic telegraph cable
596:: Line from Philadelphia to
216:to lay a telegraph line from
189:Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith
2778:Schwarzlose, Richard Allen.
2430:The Manufacturer and Builder
2116:: Service reaches north to
1642:(about 190 miles north from
1531:connected to Louisiana line.
1343:: Line from Boston reaches
1100:Fayetteville, North Carolina
374:), for public demonstration.
316:November 14, 1845 report in
4143:, Accessed 16 February 2015
4076:, Retrieved 14 January 2019
4044:(October 1910), pp. 167-69.
3835:Morton, J. Sterling et al.
3048:Northern Christian Advocate
2998:History of the City of Troy
2949:American Telegraph Magazine
2735:From the Hudson to the Ohio
2660:Buffalo Telegraphic History
2576:Buffalo, N.Y., Local No. 41
2415:vol. 5, no. 1, January 1938
2389:Early Days of the Telegraph
1782:Line starts operating from
1735:by latter part of the year.
1551:: Internal service within
1515:Diamond Springs, California
883:: Toronto line extended to
417:: Wood builds a line from
295:Spread of telegraphic lines
4268:
4120:, Texas Historical Markers
3977:, p. 3, col. 4 near bottom
3910:Extension of the Telegraph
3761:Whitney, Carrie Westlake.
2172:reached by telegraph line.
1555:begins, with link between
1465:Wilmington, North Carolina
1347:with completion of leg to
1312:(80 miles) is operational.
1182:Charleston, South Carolina
1017:Charleston, South Carolina
937:: Leg from north reaches
819:: Boston line extended to
702:connected to Philadelphia.
690:Saratoga Springs, New York
568:Springfield, Massachusetts
308:The first telegraph office
4247:Culture-related timelines
3927:, Retrieved 24 April 2017
3789:, Retrieved 24 April 2017
3649:(Cincinnati, Ohio) (from
3573:, Retrieved 24 April 2017
3272:, pp. 1424 et seq. (1883)
2962:Another link in the chain
2623:The Telegraph between ...
2066:Pacific Telegraph Company
1944:heading the eastern crew.
1832:: Nebraska line reaches
1511:Mormon Island, California
1407:, ending the short-lived
1403:: Telegraph lines reach
1345:Saint John, New Brunswick
1310:Saint John, New Brunswick
947:: First transmission to
813:from the U.S. Government.
444:dated February 23, 1846,
4252:History of the telegraph
4118:Communications in Dallas
4056:, Retrieved 6 April 2017
3284:, Retrieved 5 April 2017
2933:History of the Telegraph
2804:Schwarzlose, Richard A.
2733:Wilson, William Bender.
2292:, Retrieved 7 April 2017
2086:to close two days later.
1409:Nova Scotia Pony Express
1395:Sackville, New Brunswick
1353:Nova Scotia Pony Express
1202:East St. Louis, Illinois
1049:: Michigan line reaches
1041:East St. Louis, Illinois
1021:Columbia, South Carolina
917:: Eastern line reaches
855:Pottsville, Pennsylvania
831:Fredericksburg, Virginia
776:New York Evening Express
503:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
470:Norristown, Pennsylvania
460:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
386:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
197:: Morse obtains patent.
41:East St. Louis, Illinois
23:January 22, 1848 map in
3975:Washington Evening Star
3942:Daily National Democrat
3850:Telegraph to Ft. Kearny
3839:, p. 84 (Rev. ed. 1918)
3735:Marysville Daily Appeal
3700:Richmond Daily Dispatch
3680:Northern Telegraph Line
3135:Magnetic Telegraph (ad)
2350:Old Wires and New Waves
2188:sells his invention of
2064:, the president of the
1936:: Work to complete the
1741:: Eastern lines reach
1684:Placerville, California
1519:Nevada City, California
1190:: Eastern lines reach
1001:: Line completed from
865:Wheeling, West Virginia
750:(about 40 miles) opens.
700:Lancaster, Pennsylvania
674:: Albany line reaches
507:Lancaster, Pennsylvania
456:Lancaster, Pennsylvania
3856:(Brownville, Nebraska)
3824:Sacramento Daily Union
3542:The Electric Telegraph
2680:New-York Daily Tribune
2627:New York Daily Tribune
2606:The Magnetic Telegraph
2531:New York Daily Tribune
1928:Sacramento, California
1922:reduces it route from
1902:
1885:Minneapolis, Minnesota
1792:Fayetteville, Arkansas
1401:9 or 14? November 1849
1114:Michigan City, Indiana
1104:Cheraw, South Carolina
608:New Haven, Connecticut
606:: Boston line reaches
576:: Boston line reaches
566:: Boston line reaches
487:
321:
309:
104:
93:
56:
4012:Junction City, Kansas
3992:Daily Alta California
3986:(28 September 1861).
3969:(23 September 1861).
3959:Daily Alta California
3953:(18 September 1861).
3914:Daily Alta California
3751:Daily Alta California
3696:Another Cable Triumph
3662:(20 September 1860).
3477:Goodspeed, Weston A.
3395:(Evansville, Indiana)
3042:(30 September 1846).
2951:(April–May–June 1853)
2916:Lee, Alfred McClung.
2500:, p. A86 (p 115 scan)
2444:Lifshitz, Kenneth B.
1896:
1784:Springfield, Missouri
1702:Kansas City, Missouri
1246:Springfield, Illinois
897:: Station opened at
851:Reading, Pennsylvania
841:Reading, Pennsylvania
578:Hartford, Connecticut
554:Lowell, Massachusetts
481:
435:: November 14, 1845
315:
307:
99:
87:
22:
4152:Freierman, Shelley.
4101:(20 November 1871).
4023:Mullens, Patrick A.
3745:(30 November 1858).
3729:(10 November 1861).
3694:(4 September 1858).
3527:Williamson, Joseph.
3467:The North-Carolinian
3387:(30 November 1847).
3356:Binghamton Telegraph
3044:Editorial Miscellany
2985:Brooklyn Daily Eagle
2967:Geneva Daily Gazette
2903:Schartf, J. Thomas.
2666:, p. 189 (June 1910)
2642:(18 November 1845).
2621:(10 November 1845).
2511:The Offing Telegraph
2497:Brooklyn Daily Eagle
2413:Pennsylvania History
2407:Branch, E. Douglas.
2322:Huurdeman, Anton A.
2273:Lester, C. Edwards.
2230:Electrical telegraph
2203:End of telegraph era
2190:quadruplex telegraph
2080:Salt Lake City, Utah
1924:Salt Lake City, Utah
1814:Brownville, Nebraska
1810:St. Joseph, Missouri
1770:St. Joseph, Missouri
1674:La Crosse, Wisconsin
1664:Knoxville, Tennessee
1662:: First service to
1405:Halifax, Nova Scotia
1369:: Southern line at
1357:Halifax, Nova Scotia
1220:Nashville, Tennessee
1218:: Line extended to
1090:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
993:Louisville, Kentucky
987:: Line leg between
979:Binghamton, New York
957:: Station opened at
939:Petersburg, Virginia
907:: Station opened at
799:line is extended to
598:Wilmington, Delaware
522:Fort Lee, New Jersey
360:16-18 September 1845
237:Cooke and Wheatstone
29:Petersburg, Virginia
4107:Winnipeg Free Press
4038:Utah and Telegraphy
4002:(10 October 1861).
3896:The Alta California
3865:(2 November 1860).
3854:Nebraska Advertiser
3848:(1 November 1860).
3837:History of Nebraska
3559:News Over the Wires
3461:(22 January 1848).
3337:(13 October 1847).
3268:Scharf, J. Thomas.
3087:Elmira Star-Gazette
3063:(2 December 1846).
2842:Scientific American
2830:Scientific American
2675:(4 December 1845).
2610:Scientific American
2593:Scientific American
2558:(26 October 1941).
2509:(24 October 1845).
2480:American Republican
2474:(27 October 1845).
2457:(6 November 1845).
2448:, pp. 245-46 (2017)
2424:Chapin, Charles L.
2260:Hochfelder, David.
2118:Seattle, Washington
1958:(now far northeast
1846:and starts service.
1824:St. Paul, Minnesota
1796:Ft. Smith, Arkansas
1788:St. Louis, Missouri
1706:Boonville, Missouri
1561:Oregon City, Oregon
1455:Rochester, New York
1264:Montgomery, Alabama
1210:St. Louis, Missouri
1138:and passes through
1128:Burlington, Vermont
1051:Ann Arbor, Michigan
1007:Ypsilanti, Michigan
546:(96 miles) is open.
372:New York State Fair
171:Speedwell Ironworks
133:Samuel Chester Reid
90:Speedwell Ironworks
65:electric telegraphy
4229:The New York Times
4176:The Times of India
4159:The New York Times
4135:2011-07-06 at the
3936:(21 August 1861).
3883:(14 August 1861).
3818:(8 October 1860).
3787:Brownville history
3540:(5 January 1849).
3492:History of Vermont
3490:Thompson, Zadock.
3393:Tri-Weekly Journal
3371:(6 October 1847).
3300:Scharf, J. Thomas
3243:Lightning Despatch
3151:Magnetic Telegraph
2853:14 February 1846.
2692:Magnetic Telegraph
2648:Buffalo Advertiser
2476:Electric Telegraph
1903:
1453:, is organized in
1441:Danville, Virginia
1373:extended north to
1236:Tuscumbia, Alabama
1076:Erie, Pennsylvania
1031:Vincennes, Indiana
989:Vincennes, Indiana
875:Richmond, Virginia
740:Province of Canada
662:Syracuse, New York
618:Syracuse, New York
600:starts operations.
518:Newark, New Jersey
488:
423:Lockport, New York
346:Francis O.J. Smith
332:Postmaster-General
322:
310:
105:
94:
57:
35:in the northeast,
3807:Minnesota History
3678:(7 August 1858).
3599:Telegraph service
3377:Broome Republican
3360:Broome Republican
3354:(1 August 1847).
3343:Broome Republican
3247:Richmond Enquirer
3189:Richmond Enquirer
3183:(23 April 1847).
3166:(22 April 1847).
2767:Notes and Queries
2633:on unlisted date)
2566:p. 8F (pdf p. 70)
2348:Harlow, Alvin F.
2096:: Line opens to
2030:Independence Rock
2012:28 September 1861
2006:20 September 1861
2000:17 September 1861
1964:Kearney, Nebraska
1850:Mid-October 1860'
1640:Yreka, California
1477:: First line in
1475:22 September 1853
1385:Norfolk, Virginia
1290:extended through
1206:Mississippi River
1192:Detroit, Michigan
1086:Chicago, Illinois
1003:Detroit, Michigan
981:put into service.
955:29 September 1847
945:17 September 1847
801:Buffalo, New York
712:16 September 1846
676:Buffalo, New York
556:line opens, with
524:(just across the
419:Buffalo, New York
145:: Morse employs
137:optical telegraph
53:Buffalo, New York
45:Hamilton, Ontario
4259:
4232:
4220:
4214:
4213:
4211:
4209:
4194:
4188:
4187:
4185:
4183:
4168:
4162:
4150:
4144:
4127:
4121:
4115:
4109:
4103:Today in History
4099:
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4066:
4057:
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3984:
3978:
3967:
3961:
3951:
3945:
3934:
3928:
3922:
3916:
3908:(27 July 1861).
3906:
3900:
3893:(reprinted from
3881:
3875:
3863:
3857:
3846:
3840:
3833:
3827:
3816:
3810:
3801:Blegen, Anne H.
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3596:
3587:
3582:Watson, Alan D.
3580:
3574:
3568:
3562:
3555:
3549:
3546:Weekly Chronicle
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3428:
3423:Cotterill, R.S.
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3241:(27 July 1847).
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3133:(31 July 1847).
3131:
3125:
3115:
3106:
3101:Babe, Robert E.
3099:
3090:
3078:
3072:
3067:, p. 2, col. 1,
3061:
3055:
3052:Auburn, New York
3040:
3034:
3026:(20 July 1846).
3024:
3018:
3009:(30 July 1846).
3007:
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2988:
2979:(27 June 1846).
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2930:
2921:
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2901:
2895:
2887:(23 March 1846)
2885:
2879:
2873:
2862:
2851:
2845:
2839:
2833:
2827:
2821:
2820:, p. 2131 (1884)
2815:
2809:
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2783:
2776:
2770:
2760:
2749:
2744:
2738:
2731:
2725:
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2683:
2673:
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2634:
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2613:
2603:
2597:
2589:
2583:
2573:
2567:
2556:
2550:
2542:(9 April 1846).
2540:
2534:
2527:Brooklyn Affairs
2524:
2518:
2507:
2501:
2488:
2482:
2472:
2466:
2455:
2449:
2442:
2433:
2432:(September 1890)
2422:
2416:
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2385:
2379:
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2327:
2320:
2293:
2287:
2278:
2271:
2265:
2258:
2150:20 November 1871
2108:Portland, Oregon
2098:Denver, Colorado
1942:Edward Creighton
1883:: Line opens in
1881:14 November 1860
1743:Atchison, Kansas
1700:: Line west to
1698:20 December 1858
1680:29 November 1858
1672:: Line reaches
1557:Portland, Oregon
1543:Galveston, Texas
1525:14 February 1854
1467:reached by line.
1414:15 November 1849
1375:Atlanta, Georgia
1341:13 February 1849
1302:28 December 1848
1248:reached by wire.
1178:14 February 1848
1106:leg operational.
1084:Line opens from
1047:25 December 1847
1037:20 December 1847
999:29 November 1847
985:26 November 1847
959:Madison, Indiana
935:4 September 1847
919:Cincinnati, Ohio
899:Zanesville, Ohio
867:(then Virginia).
754:29 December 1846
736:19 December 1846
724:Elmira, New York
720:Auburn, New York
716:Ithaca, New York
706:9 September 1846
666:Oswego, New York
550:21 February 1846
540:Albany, New York
452:24 November 1845
218:Washington, D.C.
179:Martin Van Buren
4267:
4266:
4262:
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4260:
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4151:
4147:
4141:Museum Victoria
4137:Wayback Machine
4128:
4124:
4116:
4112:
4100:
4096:
4084:
4080:
4074:Historylink.org
4067:
4060:
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4018:
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3997:
3985:
3981:
3971:From California
3968:
3964:
3952:
3948:
3935:
3931:
3923:
3919:
3907:
3903:
3890:New York Herald
3882:
3878:
3872:Chicago Tribune
3867:From the Plains
3864:
3860:
3847:
3843:
3834:
3830:
3817:
3813:
3800:
3793:
3785:
3781:
3777:, p. 183 (1916)
3773:
3769:
3765:, p. 145 (1908)
3760:
3756:
3744:
3740:
3728:
3721:
3717:, p. 445 (1867)
3712:
3705:
3693:
3689:
3677:
3673:
3668:New York Herald
3661:
3657:
3651:Boston Traveler
3641:(28 May 1859).
3640:
3636:
3628:
3624:
3612:
3605:
3597:
3590:
3586:, p. 175 (2016)
3581:
3577:
3569:
3565:
3556:
3552:
3539:
3535:
3531:, p. 595 (1877)
3526:
3522:
3518:, p. 135 (1917)
3514:
3510:
3506:, p. 153 (1891)
3502:
3498:
3489:
3485:
3481:, p. 134 (2017)
3476:
3472:
3460:
3456:
3447:
3443:
3439:, p. 484 (1896)
3435:
3431:
3422:
3411:
3403:
3399:
3386:
3382:
3370:
3366:
3362:, p. 2, col. 3.
3353:
3349:
3336:
3332:
3324:
3320:
3316:, p. 193 (1896)
3312:
3308:
3304:, p. 507 (1881)
3299:
3288:
3280:
3276:
3267:
3252:
3240:
3236:
3229:
3218:
3210:
3206:
3202:, p. 473 (1886)
3198:
3194:
3182:
3178:
3172:The Daily Union
3165:
3161:
3149:
3145:
3132:
3128:
3116:
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3079:
3075:
3062:
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3032:New York Herald
3025:
3021:
3008:
3004:
3000:, p. 199 (1876)
2995:
2991:
2978:
2974:
2960:(3 July 1846).
2959:
2955:
2943:
2939:
2931:
2924:
2920:, p. 495 (1937)
2915:
2911:
2907:, p. 658 (1888)
2902:
2898:
2893:New York Herald
2886:
2882:
2878:, p. 157 (1881)
2874:
2865:
2859:New York Herald
2852:
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2720:Calvert, J.B.,
2719:
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2696:New York Herald
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2547:New York Herald
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2515:New York Herald
2508:
2504:
2490:(30 May 1936).
2489:
2485:
2473:
2469:
2465:, p. 2, col. 6.
2463:New York Herald
2456:
2452:
2443:
2436:
2423:
2419:
2406:
2399:
2386:
2382:
2378:, p. 302 (1879)
2374:Reid, James D.
2373:
2356:
2347:
2330:
2321:
2296:
2288:
2281:
2277:, p. 324 (1877)
2272:
2268:
2264:, p. 182 (2012)
2259:
2242:
2238:
2226:
2209:27 January 2006
2205:
2114:25 October 1864
2094:10 October 1863
2072:24 October 1861
2054:18 October 1861
2040:17 October 1861
1867:31 October 1860
1834:Omaha, Nebraska
1822:: Line reaches
1623:
1529:Marshall, Texas
1485:26 October 1853
1439:: Line reaches
1425:
1391:17 October 1849
1383:: Line reaches
1381:11 October 1849
1327:20 January 1849
1321:
1304:: Leg between
1288:Portland, Maine
1130:. Line enters
1120:2 February 1848
1110:28 January 1848
1096:21 January 1848
1082:15 January 1848
1062:
1027:6 December 1847
1013:1 December 1847
975:12 October 1847
929:Cleveland, Ohio
821:Portland, Maine
793:14 January 1847
786:New York Herald
765:
738:: Line in the
544:Utica, New York
536:31 January 1846
514:20 January 1846
493:
437:New York Herald
415:7 November 1845
368:Utica, New York
318:New York Herald
302:
297:
228:21 October 1843
187:: Congressman
82:
77:
37:Cleveland, Ohio
33:Portland, Maine
25:New York Herald
17:
12:
11:
5:
4265:
4263:
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4204:. 15 June 2013
4189:
4178:. 15 July 2013
4163:
4145:
4122:
4110:
4094:
4078:
4058:
4046:
4036:Spencer, D.S.
4029:
4027:, p. 18 (1901)
4016:
3995:
3979:
3962:
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3929:
3917:
3901:
3876:
3858:
3841:
3828:
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3791:
3779:
3767:
3754:
3738:
3719:
3713:Gale, George.
3703:
3687:
3684:Shasta Courier
3671:
3655:
3634:
3622:
3603:
3588:
3575:
3563:
3561:, p. 81 (1994)
3550:
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3496:
3494:, p. 63 (1853)
3483:
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3397:
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3126:
3107:
3105:, p. 38 (1990)
3091:
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3019:
3015:Brooklyn Eagle
3002:
2989:
2972:
2970:, p. 2, col. 5
2953:
2937:
2922:
2909:
2896:
2880:
2863:
2846:
2834:
2822:
2810:
2784:
2782:, p. 44 (1989)
2771:
2750:
2739:
2737:, p. 32 (1902)
2726:
2700:
2698:, p. 1, col 5.
2684:
2668:
2652:
2635:
2614:
2598:
2584:
2568:
2564:Brooklyn Eagle
2551:
2535:
2519:
2502:
2483:
2467:
2459:L.I. Telegraph
2450:
2434:
2417:
2397:
2395:, pp. 165, 357
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3557:Blondheim.
3452:, 53 (1933)
3389:Telegraphic
2062:Jeptha Wade
2020:Ruby Valley
1934:4 July 1861
1871:Fort Kearny
1844:Los Angeles
1729:Carson City
1650:16 Aug 1858
1585:Nova Scotia
1335:Jersey City
1256:New Orleans
1242:1 June 1848
977:: Line to
969:Quebec City
925:August 1847
861:8 July 1847
847:17 May 1847
837:10 May 1847
672:3 July 1846
624:5 June 1846
614:1 June 1846
396:Samuel Colt
338:15 May 1845
278:Summer 1844
268:24 May 1844
147:Alfred Vail
119:David Alter
49:Quebec City
4241:Categories
2236:References
2104:March 1864
1916:March 1861
1644:Marysville
1597:St. John's
1535:Later 1854
1501:Marysville
1497:Sacramento
1367:1 May 1849
1198:March 1848
1172:St. Albans
1160:Middlebury
1140:Manchester
1136:Bennington
807:March 1847
604:1 May 1846
262:1 May 1844
185:April 1838
175:New Jersey
163:6 Jan 1838
4202:USA Today
3141:, col. 6.
2492:Telegraph
2136:: A new
2130:is formed
2016:Julesburg
1956:Julesburg
1601:Cape Race
1571:Corvallis
1164:Vergennes
1148:Castleton
789:to press.
688:opens to
628:Baltimore
590:building.
520:, and to
409:Hell Gate
284:and over
222:Baltimore
153:Sept 1837
143:Sept 1837
71:in 1861.
4133:Archived
2224:See also
2154:Winnipeg
1960:Colorado
1875:Nebraska
1725:Mid 1859
1686:east to
1589:Cape Ray
1581:Aspy Bay
1493:Stockton
1489:San Jose
1461:May 1851
1280:reached.
1204:crosses
1168:Montreal
1072:O'Reilly
885:Montreal
853:reaches
748:Hamilton
129:Jan 1837
103:in 1845.
75:Timeline
4208:14 July
4182:15 July
3122:Acadian
2034:Wyoming
1918:: The
1731:and to
1605:Halifax
1156:Brandon
1144:Rutland
1132:Vermont
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773:: The
744:Toronto
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109:1826-27
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