1842
Needing rapid communication, railroad companies built telegraph lines along the railroad rights of way as the track was laid. The linkage made these lines easier to protect and maintain than the original First Transcontinental Telegraph lines.
The country that had most of the telegraph lines was Western Union Telegraph Company.
There were no telegraph lines before Lewis and Clark died (1806 and 1838, respectively). So, unless they were in the research laboratories of Samuel Morse in 1835, they would not have "used" one. The first telegraph line from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., was first tested in 1844.
what did the first telegraph look like?
In 1860, the United States had approximately 50,000 miles of telegraph lines. The telegraph system played a crucial role in communication, especially during the Civil War, facilitating faster transmission of information across long distances. The rapid expansion of telegraph lines during this period marked a significant advancement in communication technology.
The desire for instant communications.
Yes a telegraph can be wireless. Thomas Edison invented the first wireless telegraph
The first telegraph line in Canada was in Toronto. The first telegraph message sent in Canada was from Toronto to Hamilton on December 19, 1846.
50,000 miles
The first transatlantic telegraph cable was invented and constructed because of Cyrus West Field and the Atlantic Telegraph Company. It took four years to complete, 1854 to 1858.
telegraph was invented first...if question doesn't mean wireless telegraph
I believe it was the Eastern telegraph company.