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By William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
Transcontinental Telegraph Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 Missouri, Buchanan County, St. Joseph — Transcontinental TelegraphElectrical Engineering Milestone
Between July 4 and October 24, 1861, a telegraph line was constructed by the Western Union Company between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, thereby completing the first high-speed communications line between the Atlantic and . . . Map (db m47465) HM
2 Wyoming, Goshen County, Fort Laramie — Transcontinental Telegraph
Electrical Engineering Milestone Transcontinental Telegraph Between July 4 and October 24, 1861, a telegraph line was constructed by the Western Union Telegraph Co. between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, thereby completing the . . . Map (db m87102) HM
3 Wyoming, Sweetwater County, Farson — First Transcontinental Telegraph
In 1859, the California legislature offered $6,000 a year for the first overland telegraph. This was followed by an act of the United States Congress on June 16, 1860, pledging $40,000 a year for ten years for carrying government messages. With . . . Map (db m67048) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 29, 2024