Transcontinental telegraph

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:communication
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:challenges geographical obstacles
gptkbp:constructed_in telegraph companies
gptkbp:enables instant messaging
gptkbp:first_awarded What hath God wrought?
gptkbp:historical_event completion ceremony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transcontinental telegraph
gptkbp:improves communication speed
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:business_practices
international telegraph systems
gptkbp:influenced_by Morse code
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:Western_Union
gptkbp:inspired future telecommunication systems
gptkbp:involved construction crews
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:California
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:is_enhanced_by government communication
gptkbp:is_facilitated_by westward expansion
gptkbp:led_to development of railroads
telegraphy regulations
gptkbp:length approximately 3,200 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Denver
gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Omaha
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:operates_in 1900s
gptkbp:popularized_by long-distance communication
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:communication
gptkbp:reduces communication time
isolation of communities
gptkbp:reign news reporting
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkbp:requires signaling stations
gptkbp:significance first telegraph line across North America
gptkbp:supported economic growth
gptkbp:uses_technology electromagnetic telegraph
gptkbp:utilized copper wire
gptkbp:was_affecting gptkb:government_officials
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkb:Roman_settlement
gptkb:investors
gptkb:Entrepreneur
local economies
real estate market
social dynamics
transportation industry
telegraph operators
communication industry
gptkbp:was_part_of American expansionism
gptkbp:year 1861
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pony_Express_National_Historic_Trail
gptkb:Alfred_Vail
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5