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. Marker 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.
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, measured in a direct line); 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);
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Also see . . .
1. The Commercial Cable Company. Atlantic Cable website entry (Submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Commercial Cable Company Waterville Station Photos. Transatlantic cables and the Commercial Cable Company - CIAL website entry (Submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
