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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Telegraph
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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Expansion_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:completed
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1861
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:California
gptkb:New_York
East_and_West_coasts
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gptkbp:constructedIn
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Challenging terrain
Telegraph companies
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gptkbp:designedBy
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Laborers and engineers
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gptkbp:enables
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Rapid communication
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gptkbp:endsAt
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gptkb:San_Francisco
Omaha
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gptkbp:established
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National communication system
President_Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:facilitates
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News reporting
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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What hath God wrought?
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gptkbp:founder
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Long-distance telecommunication
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gptkbp:hasEstablished
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1861
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Economic_growth_in_the_West
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Transcontinental Telegraph
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gptkbp:influenced
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Telecommunication policies
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Future telecommunication technologies
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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Need for faster communication
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gptkbp:inventor
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gptkb:Western_Union
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gptkbp:involved
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Government funding
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gptkbp:ledTo
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Increased_migration_to_the_West
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 3,200 miles
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
1883
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gptkbp:operates
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Telegraph stations
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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1884
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gptkbp:partOf
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Telegraph network
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gptkbp:reign
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Communication_in_the_United_States
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
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gptkbp:significance
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First telegraph line across North America
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gptkbp:surroundingArea
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gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Denver
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Portland
Omaha
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gptkbp:technology
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Electrical telegraph
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gptkbp:usedFor
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Long-distance communication
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gptkbp:usedIn
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Military communications
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gptkbp:usesTechnology
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Telephone
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gptkbp:utilizes
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Morse code
Business transactions
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