The telegraph in American and Morse memorial (1886)
Reid, James D · New York, Printed for the author by J. Polhemus · leaf 713
ysat work to affect prices. The oil exchanges are numerous, and demand in-stant and constant communication with each other. All this renders thetelegraph service in connection with the oil fields interesting and important. Over this territory has been placed a man who has seen much active… … Charles O. Rowe, Va., July 16, 1858, from whence he was transferred to Newburg, Clarksburg,and Parkersburg, Va., until February, 1861, when he was appointed Managerat Martinsburg, Va., at that period a very warm place. In July of that year hewas arrested by Gen. Stonewall Jackson, but, although a…
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 · Telegraph
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