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Alfred Lewis Vail (September 25, 1807, in Morristown, New Jersey – January 18, 1859) was a machinist and inventor. Vail was central, with Samuel F.B. Morse, in developing and commercializing the telegraph between 1837 and 1844. Vail and Morse were the first two telegraph operators on Morse's first experimental line between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, and Vail took charge of building and m... more

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Fallston Almanac of American History: 1838: Alfred Vail ...

1838: Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes. (Wikipedia) Alfred Lewis Vail (September 25, 1807, in Morristown, New Jersey – January 18, 1859) was a machinist and inventor. Vail was central, with Samuel F.B. ...

Vail Family Tree

Alfred Vail (1807-1859), con't below - George Vail (1809-1875), con't below - Sarah Louise Davis Vail (1811-1887) In 1848, married Mary Carter Hedges In 1862, married Phoebe Ann Miller Alfred Vail (1807-1859) ...

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