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Marconi National Historic Sites Of Canada
The Marconi National Historic Site and the Marconi Wireless Station National Historic Site are two National Historic Sites located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Both sites commemorate the efforts of Guglielmo Marconi to transmit transatlantic radio signals between North America and Europe in the first decade of the 20th century. The two sites are located within approximately of one another, and are connected by the Marconi Trail. Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is another National Historic Site related to Marconi's work in Canada. Signal Hill was designated, in part, to commemorate Marconi's first transmission tests in 1901. Marconi National Historic Site Marconi National Historic Site, located at Table Head in Glace Bay, is the site of Guglielmo Marconi's first transatlantic wireless station, callsign VAS, and the first wireless message sent from North America to Europe on December 15, 1902. The site features the remnants of Marconi's tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi Wireless Station Site (other)
Marconi Wireless Station Site may refer to one of many Marconi Stations, including: Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts * Marconi Wireless Station Site (South Wellfleet, Massachusetts), from 1901 to 1917 * Marconi–RCA Wireless Receiving Station, from 1914 to the 1990s ** Chatham Marconi Maritime Center, a museum and WA1WCC amateur radio station site Kahuku, Hawaii *Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Station (Kahuku, Hawaii) Elsewhere in North America * New Brunswick Marconi Station, in Somerset, New Jersey, opened in 1914, and used by the U.S. Navy as station NFF from 1917 to 1918 * Marconi and Marconi Wireless Station National Historic Sites, 2 sites on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia See also * Marconi Station, an article and list of Marconi wireless stations and sites {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
