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