Display at Cheyenne Depot Museum (vannoy photo)
On October 24, 1861, the Western Union Telegraph Company completed the link between the Eastern and Western Telegraph lines at Salt Lake City, Utah. The transcontinental line allowed instantaneous communication between Washington, D.C., and San Fran
The transcontinental telegraph was completed on Oct. 24, 1861, making possible instant communication between the coasts possible for the first time. It rendered the Pony Express obsolete.
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