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TelegraphLines Tied Syracuse To Nation In 1840s
In a solemn assembly on February 2 1816 Syracuse trustees allowed the Springfield Albany Buffalo Telegraph Co to posts along Washington Street if posts were well finished and white. The line connected Albany Buffalo by July 1 and began operation September 9 1846. Theodore S Faxon led press to a 1846 conference forming a Syracuse newspaper telegraph exchange. The Journal led market reports with high 2 shillings per 10 words rate. Early offices moved from Vanderbilt Square to Malcolm Block, with rival lines and networks forming including Merchant State Telegraph and New York State Telegraph Company. By 1852 rivals were bought by New York Albany and Buffalo Telegrap h, later consolidating into Western Union in 1856.
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Syracuse
Springfield
Albany
Magnetic Telegraph Company
New York
Baltimore
Buffalo
Utter
John Wilkinson
Hamilton ,White
L. H. Redfield
Weaver
Europe
Vanderbilt Square
M. W. Partridge
Malcolm
Saling
Washington
Oswego
New York and Erfa Telegraph Company
Ter
O Reilly
Rox
Morae
Balin
Murr
Alkane & Rutfain
Hove
Ume
Rochester
Incindite
Eare Comnell
Hiram Sibler
Roma Stefern
New Tee
Waller Printing
Teexzath Company
Smand
Orzartezation
New York, Burial, Albury & Butiels
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