Completion of the First Transcontinental Telegraph
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:event
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| gptkbp:completed |
gptkb:Samuel_Morse
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| gptkbp:date |
October 24, 1861
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Completion of the First Transcontinental Telegraph
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| gptkbp:impact |
Improved communication across the United States
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| gptkbp:initiated_by |
gptkb:Western_Union
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| gptkbp:length |
approximately 1,800 miles
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Telecommunications
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| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:First_telegraph_line_connecting_the_East_and_West_coasts
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| gptkbp:uses_technology |
gptkb:communication
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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