Canadian Atlantic Telegraph Company

GPTKB entity

Properties (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Telecommunications_company
gptkbp:associatedWith transatlantic communication
gptkbp:collaboratedWith other telegraph companies
gptkbp:dissolved 1867
gptkbp:established investors_from_Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:founded 1852
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneering telecommunication technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian Atlantic Telegraph Company
gptkbp:impact global communication
gptkbp:industry Telecommunications
gptkbp:influencedBy British_telegraph_companies
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Charles_Monck
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:notableEvent First transatlantic telegraph cable
gptkbp:operatedBy 1867
gptkbp:operationalStatus defunct
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:relatedTo telecommunications history
gptkbp:serviceArea gptkb:Atlantic_Canada
gptkbp:serviceType telegraph services
gptkbp:significantEvent Connecting_North_America_to_Europe
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Western_Union
gptkbp:technology telegraphy