American Telegraph Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Telegraph_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:dissolved 1866
gptkbp:employees not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:founded 1851
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:founder gptkb:William_Orton_Jr.
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Telegraph Company
gptkbp:industry gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:William_Orton_Jr.
gptkb:Samuel_F._B._Morse
gptkb:Hiram_Sibley
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_event merger with Western Union
gptkbp:operational_status defunct
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Morse_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:American_Telegraph_Company_of_New_York
gptkbp:revenue not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:service_area gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:service_type gptkb:communication
gptkbp:services telegraph services
gptkbp:subsidiary New York and Western Union Telegraph Company
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Western_Union
gptkb:Western_Union_Company
gptkbp:technology telegraphy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morse_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4