Optical Telegraph

Germany / Niedersachsen / Bevern /
 tower, military
Tower of the former „Königlich Preußischen Optischen Telegrafenlinie,“ (1832 - 1849). Here station No. 28, one of 61 stations (later 62) which connected Coblenz to Berlin.
A semaphore or optical telegraph is an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, with towers with pivoting blades or paddles, shutters, in a matrix, or hand-held flags etc.
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Coordinates:   51°52'36"N   9°31'21"E
This article was last modified 18 years ago