Jersey Proud: Telegraph invented in Morris County factory building
There's a spot just north of Morristown and Route 202 called the Speedwell Ironworks - which was abuzz on Jan. 6, 1838 due to the invention of the telegraph.
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Jan 7, 2022, 3:30 AM
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Updated 832 days ago
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276ds agoThere's a
spot just north of Morristown and Route 202 called the Speedwell Ironworks -
which was abuzz on Jan. 6, 1838 due to the invention of the telegraph.
Samuel
Morse held the first demonstration of the telegraph in a factory building in
Morris County, which is now a
national historic landmark.
Morse wrapped two miles of telegraph wire inside building to
show how the signal could travel.
He's also
the creator of Morse code.
