Who repaired the telegraph lines if they were down and how long did it take to fix them?
Vance Rowe
Gloversville, New York
Western Union had crews stationed along the line to make repairs. Cutting a line was a common practice by outlaws after a bank robbery. Indians also took them down, sometimes because they were spooked by the humming sound of the wires.
Western Union crew members built the first line across the country in
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