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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:communication
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:American_history
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Samuel_Morse
gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
Morse code
communication networks
telegraphy
telegraph operators
communication revolution
telegraph stations
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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telegraph companies
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gptkbp:construction_started
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1860
1861
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gptkbp:first_awarded
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What hath God wrought
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gptkbp:historical_event
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completion of the first transcontinental telegraph line
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered long-distance communication
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Transcontinental Telegraph
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gptkbp:impact
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news reporting
business communication
government communication
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gptkbp:influenced
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economic growth
railroad expansion
settlement patterns
development of the American West
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gptkbp:initiated_by
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gptkb:President_Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:inspired
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future telecommunication systems
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gptkbp:is_connected_to
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gptkb:California
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:is_funded_by
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private investors
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gptkbp:legacy
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set the stage for modern telecommunications
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 3,200 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:major_city
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gptkb:Sacramento
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Denver
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkb:Omaha
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:Western_Union
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gptkbp:operates_in
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1883
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gptkbp:operational_period
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22 years
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gptkbp:purpose
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gptkb:communication
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Pacific_Telegraph_Act
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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telephone system
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gptkbp:replaced_by_technology
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fiber optic communication
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gptkbp:route
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overland route
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gptkbp:significance
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first telegraph line across North America
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gptkbp:technology
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wire-based communication
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gptkbp:uses_technology
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electromagnetic telegraph
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gptkbp:year
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1861
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gptkbp:year_established
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1861
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Morse_&_Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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