Question: the first telegraph message was transmitted between two cities in
Answer: The first telegram in the United States was sent by Morse on 11 January 1838 , across two miles ( 3 km ) of wire at Speedwell Ironworks near Morristown , New Jersey , although it was only later , in 1844 , that he sent the message `` WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT ? '' over the 44 miles ( 71 km ) from the Capitol in Washington to the old Mt .