Overland Telegraph - Telkwa, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
N 54° 40.035 W 126° 59.736
9U E 629268 N 6059609
This marker about the Overland Telegraph is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway 16 near Telkwa, British Columbia.
Waymark Code: WMHRBW
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/08/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member The_Draglings
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Overland Telegraph

Perry Collins, an American, envisioned a land route to link America and Asia by telegraph. All attempts to lay a cable across the Atlantic had failed.

Western Union had completed 800 miles northerly from New Westminster in 1865-66, when the ocean cable was successfull. The overland project was abandoned but the line to Cariboo remained.

Additional information about the overland telegraph is available on the internet (visit link) (visit link).

Type of Marker: Cultural

Type of Sign: British Columbia Tourism Sign

Describe the parking that is available nearby: Rest area parking

What Agency placed the marker?: British Colombia Department of Recreation & Conservation
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