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By William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
Transcontinental Telegraph Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Penn Street near 12th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |
| Near State Highway 160, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near State Highway 28, 11.5 miles west of U.S. 191, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
May. 18, 2024