BRIDGING THE ATLANTIC

FIRST SUCCESSFUL TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE

The photo above shows the remains of the first successful Transatlantic Telegraph Cable. The cable was laid between Valentia, Ireland, and Heart's Content, Newfoundland, by Brunell's S S Great Eastern on 27th July 1866. The old Cable Station, now a Museum, can be see in the background.

The photo on the right is of the commemorative stone.