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