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jan 1, 1843 - Government Funds Morse

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In 1843, Morse got financial support from the government to build a demonstration telegraph system 60 km (35 miles) long between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md. Wires were attached by glass insulators to poles alongside a railroad.

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jan 1, 1843
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~ 182 years ago

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