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Historic Speedwell
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November 11, 2017
Discover the “Birthplace of the Telegraph” and experience life during the early years of the Industrial Revolution and the dawn of a new era in communications. This site preserves the estate of Stephen Vail, proprietor of the Speedwell Iron Works from the early to mid-1830s. Also on site is the national historic landmark factory building where Alfred Vail and Samuel F.B. Morse demonstrated a perfected electromagnetic telegraph to the public for the first time in January 1828. The area is home to a number of 18th century buildings, some of which were moved here and saved from demolition to this seven acre site. There is an exquisite park across Speedwell Avenue, with the remains of the ironw
Discover the “Birthplace of the Telegraph” and experience life during the early years of the Industrial Revolution and the dawn of a new era in communications. This site preserves the estate of Stephen Vail, proprietor of the Speedwell Iron Works from the early to mid-1830s. Also on site is the nati…
Ubicación
333 Speedwell Ave
Morristown, NJ