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| Marconi National Historic Site |
This national historic site of Canada honours Marconi's role in the development of today's network of global communications. In 1902, the first official wireless message was sent from this site across the Atlantic Ocean to England. Visitors can see the Wireless Hall of Fame and walk the interpretive trail to the original transmission station.
The site is located in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, at Table Head on Timmerman Street. Take Route 4 from Sydney to Glace Bay (23 km or 14 mi.). Driving time is 30 minutes. Or take scenic Route 255, the Marconi Trail, from Louisbourg (51 km or 32 mi.). Driving time is one hour.
The site is located on five acres of the spectacular and rugged eastern coastline of Cape Breton Island. The Table Head site is an extensive, barren promontory jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. The grounds are bounded by 18-m (60-ft.) cliffs.
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