Submarine Telegraph Cable Memorial Pyramid

Submarine Telegraph Cable Memorial Pyramid

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Submarine Telegraph Cable Memorial Pyramid

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Location: St. Levan, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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May 7, 2023

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On this site stood the wooden hut where the submarine telegraph cable ended that was laid from Brest in 1880 by CS Faraday for La Compagnie Française du Télégraphe de …

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Wolf Beyenburg

July 13, 2023

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The pyramid marks the end of the Telegram submarine cable via Brest to New York, which was laid in 1880 and operated until 1962.

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Elevation 110 m

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Wednesday 30 September

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Location: St. Levan, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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