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Marconi Beach. Marconi Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.The beach is named for Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi.In 1903, the first transatlantic wireless communication originating in the United States was successfully transmitted from nearby Marconi Station; a message from U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. [1]
Erosion has taken its toll over the years since then, [3] and there was little left as of the date of the National Park Service brochure. [2] No trace of the site remains as of September 2014; the sea has claimed it all. [citation needed] Working station, early 20th century postcard. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic ...
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According to a Tuesday evening Facebook post from the Cape Cod National Seashore, Marconi Beach in Wellfleet is temporarily closed to swimming due to bacteria levels that exceed standards. An ...
A Marconi station built in 1902 at South Wellfleet, Cape Cod, Massachusetts (initial callsign CC, MCC 1908 to 1911, finally WCC from 1911,) transmitted its first telegraphic message via spark gap transmitter in 1903 from what is now known as the National Park Service "Marconi Area," about a mile north of the entrance to Marconi Beach.
National Park standard point symbols, using shape to represent different types of facilities, a nominal variable. Size, how much space a symbol occupies on a map, most commonly refers to the area of point symbols, and the thickness of line symbols, although the cartogram controls the size of area features proportional to a given variable. Size ...
A new mural in Corning aims to build resilience, empower young people. Here's the story behind it.