Friday, February 15, 2013

Telegraph Cable

WASHINGTON, April 5. – A telegraph cable to reconnect Fortress Monroe with Cape Charles will soon be in working order, as the materials are already there, and three hours’ uninterrupted work, with favorable weather and smooth water will be sufficient for the enterprise.

– Published in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 12, 1862, p. 4

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