Site of illuminations celebrating the 1874 telegraph link.
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Jardim Pequeno — Site of illuminations celebrating the 1874 telegraph link.
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26 September 1874
Public telegraph service between Madeira and mainland Portugal opened by submarine cable laid by the Brazilian Telegraph Company, with Sir William Thomson present; the inauguration was celebrated in Funchal with illuminations.
