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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 6, 2022, 10:30 PM

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