What the records say
- When
- 1865 – 1867
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 57.05° N, 135.32° W
- Description
- 1865-1867 expedition organized by the Smithsonian Institution to Canada, Russian-America (Alaska), and Asia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Russian–American Telegraph
1860s attempted telegraph line
The Russian–American Telegraph, also known as the Western Union Telegraph Expedition and the Collins Overland Telegraph, was an attempt by the Western Union Telegraph Company from 1865 to 1867 to lay a telegraph line from San Francisco, California, to Moscow, Russia.
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