First telegraph line connecting the East and West coasts
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:communication
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| gptkbp:ended |
gptkb:San_Francisco
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First telegraph line connecting the East and West coasts
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| gptkbp:initiated_by |
gptkb:Western_Union
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| gptkbp:length |
approximately 3,200 miles
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| gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:communication
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
telephone system
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| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:first_transcontinental_telegraph
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| gptkbp:started_in |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:uses_technology |
electromagnetic telegraph
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| gptkbp:year |
1861
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Completion_of_the_First_Transcontinental_Telegraph
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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