Newfoundland & St. Pierre - 2005
TProphet
8/20/2005
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The Western Union plaque is bigger than the Canadian government plaque, but it's not bilingual and is therefore unofficial. Plaque commemorating transatlantic cable. Newfoundland towns compete for which is the tidiest. Heart's Content certainly deserves the award. Display of various telegraph equipment and cabling used at Heart's Content cable station. Patch panel, Heart's Content cable station.
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Various telegraph equipment. Transformer array for powering telegraph cables. These aerial ladders are remarkably similar to those used in modern data centers. Western Union telegraph cables. Dildo - only 45 km to pleasure!
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A last look at Heart's Content. There wasn't much advance warning--this is unfortunately common for highway signs in Canada. Shag rock, near Dildo. The name says it all. Highway exit, Dildo.