Marconi Tower Binghamton NY
Posted by: gramp larry
N 42° 06.204 W 075° 54.425
18T E 424998 N 4661654
Marconi Tower Binghamton NY
Waymark Code: WM32FY
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2008
Views: 54
Marconi Tower
Erected November 1913 by
Guglielmo Marconi to test the
possibility of transmitting
telegraphic signals to moving
trains along the Lackawanna RR
Early Marconi site for radio experimentation.
details can be found at (
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the new york times article about the first transmissions: (
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This marker is not necessarily part of the New York system
A brief description about the dedication of the marker October 9, 1998
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