Plaque

Samuel Morse

Inscription

London County Council
Samuel Morse, 1791 - 1872, American painter, and inventor of the Morse Code, lived here, 1812 - 1815.

Site: Samuel Morse (1 memorial)

W1, Cleveland Street, 139

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Samuel Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born on 27 April 1791 in Charlestown, Massachu...

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London County Council

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