Timeline January 1838

Events in January 1838 1

• 1838 Samuel Morse Demonstrates the Electric Telegraph Public test of long-distance telegraphy in New Jersey Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail publicly demonstrated their electric telegraph at the Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey, sending messages over two miles of wire. The demonstration used an early version of Morse code to transmit text, convincing observers of the system's practical value. Congress later funded the Washington-to-Baltimore line built on this technology.