Telegraph message on completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
What was the telegraph message sent from coast to coast upon completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 8:43 AM
Thursday, December 06, 2007
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Of course, the telegraphed message was actually sent from Promontory Summit to San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C., etc. The message was not sent from one coast and received at the opposite coast.
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