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The early telegraph

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Author
Wilson, William Bender,
Date of Publication
1897
Bender, 1839-1919. Title: The early telegraph / by W. B. Wilson, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Columbia Bridge Company. Telegraph--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Telegraph--Pennsylvania--History. Columbia Bridge (Columbia, Pa.) Columbia (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County
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by W. B. Wilson, Esq.
Author
Wilson, William Bender,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[226]-250 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6
Summary
The article discusses several bridges that crossed the Susquehanna River from Columbia, PA and their destruction by weather and war. Then the article moves to the initiation of the telegraph between Lancaster and Harrisburg when the invention was still in its infancy.
Subjects
Columbia Bridge Company.
Telegraph - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Telegraph - Pennsylvania
Columbia Bridge (Columbia, Pa.)
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 226-250Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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