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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Telecommunications_company
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:Western_Union
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1866
Merger_with_Western_Union
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1866
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gptkbp:founded
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1851
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:William_Orton
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_York_City
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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American Telegraph Company
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gptkbp:impact
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Pioneered_telegraphy_in_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:industry
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Telecommunications
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gptkbp:keyIssues
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Long-distance communication
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:William_Orton
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gptkbp:legacy
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Foundation for modern telecommunications.
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gptkbp:market
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Telegraph communication
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First company to provide telegraph services in the U.S.
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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nan
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gptkbp:predecessor
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nan
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gptkbp:productionYears
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15 years
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Telecommunications history
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gptkbp:serviceArea
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:services
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Telegraph services
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Introduction of the telegraph
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:technology
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Electrical telegraph
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gptkbp:type
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Private company
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