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On November 16, 1879, thousands cheered as the steamer CS Faraday delivered from France the last thread of a 3,000-mile transatlantic telegraph cable, one of the first to connect the United States with Europe and allow communication in minutes instead of weeks. The small French Cable Hut housed the end of the cable, and for 24 years this and other cables brought messages and daily news to cities across America. Built in 1893, the hut was later restored and moved back from the receding cliff in 2004. In 1903, six miles north of here, Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic wireless message and ushered in a new age of communication. Cable technology remains in use today for some forms of communication.
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