Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860

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The Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860 was a U.S. federal law that authorized and funded the construction of a telegraph line linking the eastern states with the Pacific Coast, helping to unify national communication before the Civil War.


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transcontinental telegraph
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transcontinental telegraph
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