Route of telegraph line constructed & working ... 1866 / Drawn by J.F. Lewis and J.C. White 1866.

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Route of telegraph line constructed & working ... 1866 / Drawn by J.F. Lewis and J.C. White 1866.

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6 maps : ms., col. ; 61 x 51 cm. or smaller.

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White, John Clayton, 1835-1907.

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Lewis, J. F. (John F.)

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Western Union Telegraph Company

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The bark Golden Gate and clipper ship Nightingale were both involved in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition to British Columbia, Alaska and Russia to survey areas where the Western Union Telegraph Company planned to construct a telegraph line linking America and Europe. The line was never completed. Charles S. Bulkley was Engineer-in-Chief and Charles M. Scammon was Chief of Marine. The bark Golden Gate was the flagship of the expedition from June 1865 to March 1866, after which the clipper s...

Davidson, George, 1825-1911

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Biography George Davidson - geodesist, astronomer, geographer and engineer - was born in Nottingham, England, on May 9, 1825. In 1832 he came to the United States with his parents, who settled in Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from Central High School, Philadelphia, he was appointed magnetic observer at Girard College Observatory. In 1845 he began his career with the United States Coast Survey as clerk to Superintendent Alexander D...