Inscription
Here on Cobb Island, in December 1900, Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, assisted by Frank W. Very, while experimenting in wireless telephony, for the first time sent and received intelligible speech by electromagnetic waves between two masts 50 feet high and one mile apart.
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| HM Number | HM1JGC |
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| Placed By | Maryland Historical Society |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, March 7th, 2015 at 9:01am PST -08:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] CAPTNCAPS
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 338028 N 4236367 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.26075000, -76.85133333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 15.645', W 76° 51.08' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 15' 38.7" N, 76° 51' 4.8" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 301 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 17110 Cobb Island Rd, Cobb Island MD 20625, US |
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