Massie Wireless Station
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The Massie Wireless Station (PJ) was built in Point Judith, Rhode Island, in 1907 and may be the oldest surviving working wireless station in the world.[2][3][4][5] It is named for inventor Walter Wentworth Massie, president of the Massie Wireless Telegraph Company.[6] The structure was moved to the New England Wireless and Steam Museum in 1983 where it is preserved as a technology museum and historic site.[7]
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Massie Wireless Station | |
Location | 1300 Frenchtown Road East Greenwich, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°37′26.78″N 71°30′45.43″W |
Built | 1907 |
NRHP reference No. | 01001157 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 22, 2001 |
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