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Category:Scenic
Subcategory:Coastlines
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Keywords:2004, Marconi Beach, cape, cape, cliffs, cod, cod, fence, massachusetts, national, ocean, seashore, shore, south, walking, wellfleet, wellfleet
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Dimensions5120 x 3407
Original file size5.85 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken6-May-04 14:28
Date modified8-Jun-09 12:47
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1DS
Focal length24 mm
Exposure1/400 at f/11
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 200
Metering modePattern
Marconi Beach, Wellfleet

Marconi Beach, Wellfleet

The Marconi Wireless Station Site, at the Cape Cod National Seashore in South Wellfleet, is where the first United States transatlantic wireless telegram was transmitted.

The station was built in 1901-1902, and the telegram was transmitted January 19, 1903 addressed to Edward VII King of England by President Theodore Roosevelt. The site overlooks Marconi Beach.