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Samuel Morse was the man who built the first telegraph. The telegraph was 40 miles long and was a very important step for communication in america. The first code that he typed out was "What hath God wrought?". It took thirty thousand dollars to make, and was made in 1844. Before then, Morse was a painter.

Citations: Danzer, Gerald A. The Americans. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Print "Samuel Morse." //Wallpaper222.com //. Npr. Web. 17 Sept. 2015. .