The transcontinental telegraph was completed on Oct. 24, 1861, making possible instant communication between the coasts possible for the first time. It rendered the Pony Express obsolete.

Columnist Ross Eric Gibson discusses the history of the telegraph locally, in the state and in the U.S. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 67°F. Saturday, October 5th 2024 ...

On Oct. 24, 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph system was completed by Western Union, making it possible to transmit messages rapidly (by mid-19th century standards) from coast to coast.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 26, 1861, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.

By 1861 they’d built the first transcontinental telegraph line. In 1866 the Transatlantic cable connected the U.S. and Britain, and we were on our way to our modern wired world.

L ast week the 75th anniversary of the opening of the first transcontinental telegraph line in the U. S. was dutifully observed by Western Union Telegraph Co. While replicas of the old Morse ...

Telegraph wires wrapped around spike and sledgehammer transmitted the impact instantaneously east ... The transcontinental railroad did not long remain the sole venue of travel through America's ...