Birth of the American Wireless

Birth of the American Wireless (HM2B1B)

Location: Babylon, NY 11702 Suffolk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 41.552', W 73° 19.286'

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This is the site of
the birth of the
American wireless. A
pioneer station here
in 1901 first talked
with ships at sea.
Guglielmo Marconi
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HM NumberHM2B1B
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Date Added Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 641827 N 4505981
Decimal Degrees40.69253333, -73.32143333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 41.552', W 73° 19.286'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 41' 33.12" N, 73° 19' 17.16" W
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Area Code(s)516, 631, 212
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2 Virginia Rd, Babylon NY 11702, US
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