Western Union Telegraph Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_Union_Telegraph_Expedition
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Russian–American Telegraph Expedition
gptkbp:category exploration of Alaska
history of telecommunication
expeditions in Siberia
gptkbp:endDate 1867
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Union Telegraph Expedition
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Robert_Kennicott
gptkb:Colonel_Charles_S._Bulkley
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:George_Kennan
gptkb:William_Healey_Dall
gptkb:Frederick_Whymper
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:purpose to establish a telegraph line from North America to Europe via Alaska and Siberia
gptkbp:result project abandoned after completion of the transatlantic telegraph cable
gptkbp:route gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Bering_Strait
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Siberia
gptkbp:significance contributed to scientific and geographic knowledge of Alaska and Siberia
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
gptkbp:startDate 1865
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frederick_Whymper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7