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Beginning of the Telegraph
Samuel Morse began working on his version of the telegraph -
Morse Code was Invented
Samuel Morse invented morse code in 1835 -
First Electrical Telegraph was Invented
Samuel Morse invented the first electrical telegraph in 1837 -
Telegraph System
Samuel Morse built a telegraph system from Washington D.C. to Baltimore. -
First Message
The first telegraph message was sent. "What hath God Wrought." -
New Lines to connect cities
New telegraph companies built lines to connect the biggest cities in the Northeast. -
Each Company Controls a Different Region
In 1857 the six companies formed a cartel to help each company control a different region. -
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First President to use Telegraph
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to use the telegraph. He also used the telegraph in the civil war. -
Western Union Company
A telegraph company Western Union operated on 44,000 miles of wire and was worth about 10 million dollars. -
A Form of Automatic Transmission was made
A form of automatic transmission was made. This made the message transmission much faster.