Marconi Wireless Station Site
- Vicinity: Town of Wellfleet
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1901/00/00 | Guglielmo Marconi | Inventor | Marconi begins building a wireless station 165 feet (50 m) from the shore. | Invention of Wireless Communications | ||
| 1903/01/18 | Edward VII of England | King of England | President Theodore Roosevelt sends a wireless massage to King Edward VII. | |||
| 1903/01/18 | Theodore Roosevelt | President Theodore Roosevelt sends a wireless massage to King Edward VII. | ||||
| 1904/00/00 | Carl Taylor | Architect | South Wellfleet station begins operating a commercial service communicating with ships at sea | |||
| 1917/00/00 | South Wellfleet station closes |
| Particulars for Marconi Wireless Station Site: | |
|---|---|
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Communications |
| Historic Use | Communications facility |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Owner | Federal |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Invention |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Science |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstruck (book) | Book | Erik Larson |
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