Isaac and I are focusing on the Telegraph during the civil
war.
The Pacific Telegraph Act 1860 was an Act to bring
communication between the
East and west Coasts of the United States. Benjamin Franklin
Ficklin and Hiram Sibley teamed up to create the Pacific Telegraph Company of
Nebraska. Jeptha Wade was asked by
Hiram Sibley to establish smaller Telegraph Companies in California.
While the Pacific Telegraph Company built west from Omaha,
Nebraska, the Overland Telegraph Company of California was then created, and
built east from
Carson City, Nevada. With a connection to Salt Lake City,
Utah, on October 24th 1861, the link between the East and West coasts of the US
was completed by Telegraph.
Our quilt square shows two places transmitting information
through telegraph, while the info travels through forests, over rivers, and
past battles. The Telegraph also brought new ideas for future communication
methods.
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