tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post5408703941927375159..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: The Telegraph by E. AYERSCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-20978655352559549392019-12-19T03:25:25.681-06:002019-12-19T03:25:25.681-06:00Glad to help. The telegraph was mostly used by the...Glad to help. The telegraph was mostly used by the RR to transmit when the trains were passing through which towns and their ETA. It was expensive for the average person to transmit a message. So messages were very short. <br /><br />That picture reminds me a little of the place where I grew up in Pennsylvania and ice skated with my dad. Miles of creek, that probably wasn't more than two feet deep in the deepest places, meant we could seemingly safely skate forever. And the creek always froze before the pond. E. Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434761738048963826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-26758061133396938402019-12-19T03:11:27.984-06:002019-12-19T03:11:27.984-06:00Smoke signals is probably more accurate! I remembe...Smoke signals is probably more accurate! I remember telegraphs as a child. Instead of a period, they would say stop. The phone replaced it. <br /><br />Yes, that creek is a real beauty. Every state has its own unique places that make it special. I love Wyoming for its wide open places, mountains, and those little things such as this creek. E. Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434761738048963826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-90069922920789714302019-12-16T13:06:16.326-06:002019-12-16T13:06:16.326-06:00Thank you for the interesting and informative post...Thank you for the interesting and informative post. I was just thinking of using the telegraph in my work in progress and this has been very helpful. Yes, beautiful picture. GiniRifkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-3858798088777684812019-12-14T07:14:37.873-06:002019-12-14T07:14:37.873-06:00That creek is beautiful.
My husband knew or know...That creek is beautiful. <br /><br />My husband knew or knows Morse code as he was a ham radio operator when I met him. I wonder if someday we'll get back to that when what we have blows apart-- as things inevitably do in human history :)Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com