1 Samuel Morse patents the telegraph.

2 Telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1844.

3 Samuel Morse invented relay stations for telegraphic signals when observing relay stations for horses.

4 These include writer James Fenimore Cooper and inventor Samuel Morse.

5 Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication.

6 Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraphic Morse Code, died in New York City aged 80.

7 An intricate etching honors the invention of the telegraph by Samuel Morse.