Inspired by the Hammargren house tour (see below), I was poking around a web site about Nevada's history, and came across this little-known fact:
The longest Morse Code telegram ever sent was the Nevada state
constitution Sent from Carson City to Washington, DC. and cost $3000.
The first part was tapped out by Frank Bell, cousin to Alexander Graham Bell,
inventor of the telephone.
Wow! Next time you have to do a lot of typing or other repetitive hand work, feel sorry for those poor telegraph operators!
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