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The Chappe telegraph

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    Location: Saint-Marcan, Saint-Malo, Brittany, France

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    February 24, 2020

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    The Chappe telegraph (or aerial telegraph) is a visual communication means (telegraph) by semaphore, over distances of several hundred kilometers, developed by Claude Chappe in 1794.
    Today, only twenty copies of Chappe telegraph remain in France.
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    September 15, 2024

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    A unique old mill on top of the highest point in the area. Nice resting place with a café too.
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    January 2, 2025

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    Considered the first modern telecommunications system, aerial telegraphy was developed by Claude Chappe in 1791. A revolutionary invention, it allowed a signal to be transmitted from Paris to Brest in twenty minutes. It is the only telegraph in Brittany whose mechanism has been completely rehabilitated, and has been open to the public since 2002.
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