2 ore 24 min, 1 sett 1844 anni -
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Work begins in Washington on laying the line to Baltimore using poles. They used chestnut poles of seven meters in height, and 60 meters apart. Two wires were laid, Number 16 copper wire, covered by cotton thread with shellac, and a covering mixture of "beeswax, resin, linseed oil, and asphalt
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2 ore 24 min, 1 sett 1844 anni
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~ 179 years ago