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Heart's Content Cable Station

Heart's Content, Heart's Content, NL A0B 1Z0

In 1866 the first successful permanent transatlantic telegraph cable was landed at Heart’s Content reducing the time to communicate across the Atlantic from weeks to minutes; the town remained a global communications hub for over a century.

Exhibits focus on the history of telegraphy and the role Heart’s Content played in the industry.

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