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Birth of the American Wireless
West Islip, New York
Historical Marker Database · Andrew Ruppenstein
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The birth of the American wireless took place here, where a pioneer station in 1901 first communicated with ships at sea. Guglielmo Marconi
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Photo: Andrew Ruppenstein
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West Islip, New York · USA
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