Morse akaita rwendo rwake rwokupedzisira kuWashington, D.C., muna December 1842, achisunga "tambo pakati pemakamuri maviri emakomiti muCapitol, uye akatumira mameseji kumashure nekudzoka" kuti aratidze telegraph system yake. Congress yakapa $ 30,000 muna 1843 yekuvakwa kwetambo yekuedza yemakiromita makumi matatu nemasere (61 km) pakati peWashington, D.C., neBaltimore pamwe nekodzero-ye-nzira yeBaltimore neOhio Railroad. Chiratidziro chinoshamisa chakaitika musi waMay 1, 1844, apo nhau dzekusarudzwa kweWhig Party yaHenry Clay semutungamiri weU.S. dzakatumirwa neteregirafu kubva kumusangano webato muBaltimore kuenda kuCapitol Building muWashington. Mubvunzo: Yakagamuchirwa kwenguva yakareba sei tambo yeteregirafu ya1843 yaienda pakati peWashington D.C. neBaltimore?
Makiromita makumi matatu nemasere