Commercial Cable Company
1884 - 1962
| | Waterville Station | |
This is the main entrance to the Cable
Station property. This station operated
6 cables to America, 4 cables to the U.K.
and 2 to France. Together with its sister
companies it relayed cablegrams worldwide.
The company broke the monopoly on
transatlantic communication previously
held by the Atlantic Telegraph Co. (later
Western Union), and employed over 300
people at its busiest period.
Erected by Friends of the Waterville Cable Station.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Man-Made Features.
Location. 51° 49.91′ N, 10° 10.534′ W. Marker is in Waterville, Munster, in County Kerry. It is at the intersection of National Route N70 and Iveragh Terrace, on the right when traveling north on National Route N70. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Iveragh Lodge (about 240 meters away); Latitude 51 49' 50"·54 N. Longitude 10 10' 15"·5 W. (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Mick O'Dwyer (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Charlie Chaplin (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Dr. Thomas George Millerick 1864-1898 (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Colonel Patrick J. Quinlan (approx. 6.2 kilometers away); Com an Chiste (approx. 6.2 kilometers away); Teach do laoch / Home for a hero (approx. 8.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterville.
Other markers no longer nearby. New Office (was about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Iveragh Lodge Commercial Cable Company 1st Offices (was about 240 meters away but has been confirmed missing); Latitude and Longitude Stone 1892 (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. The Commercial Cable Company. Atlantic Cable website entry (Submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Commercial Cable Company Waterville Station Photos.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
