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What was Western Union originally called?

  • New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company

  • American Telegraph Company

  • United States Telegraph Company

  • Transcontinental Telegraph Company

Answer

Western Union was originally called the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company. It changed its name to the Western Union Telegraph Company in 1856 after merging with several other telegraph companies.
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