Deseret Telegraph Office

The Transcontinental Telegraph was completed in October 1861, connecting Omaha, NE to San Francisco, CA, and provided telegraph access to Utah Territory. The Deseret Telegraph Line was chartered in 1866 expanding telegraph access throughout Utah.

Did you know? The Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City played an important role in the construction of the Pacific telegraph line by supplying timber for poles for over 1,000 miles of the line, labor, food, and transportation. All in all, the Latter-Day Saint Church received $11,000 in gold for its aid.