Early Telegraph

Early Telegraph is a Pennsylvania historical marker in just W of Mt. Joy, Lancaster County, dedicated 1947.

Lancaster County · dedicated 1947 · W Main St. (PA 230), just W of Mt. Joy

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First commercial telegraph line in the U.S. ran along this railroad right-of-way. Completed from Lancaster to Harrisburg, 1845. The first message, "Why don't you write, you rascals?" was received, Jan.8, 1846.

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under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

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Early Telegraph

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