A gouache on paper painting titled Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA.
On May 24, 1844 Morse sent the first official long-distance telegraph from Washington DC to Baltimore. He wrote: "What hath God wroth". That moment changed the world, the electrical telegraph connected continents and opened the way to modern communications.
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Sursock, N. (2025, September 11). Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20985/samuel-morse-the-telegraph-1837/
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Sursock, Nicha. "Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837." World History Encyclopedia, September 11, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20985/samuel-morse-the-telegraph-1837/.
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Sursock, Nicha. "Samuel Morse, the Telegraph, 1837." World History Encyclopedia, 11 Sep 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20985/samuel-morse-the-telegraph-1837/.
