Cape Cod Marconi station (1903) : an ocean view

At the turn of the century Marconi searched for a wireless station on the east coast of America to tackle his next big project - communicating across the Atlantic. He needed somewhere with a clear view right across the ocean and found Cape Cod.
Cape Cod was a desolate headland with a raised plateau looking out over the ocean. In March 1901 he discovered the perfect spot at South Wellfleet, a favourite site for holidaymakers. On the other side of the Atlantic he established its opposite station at Poldhu in Cornwall, not far from Goonhilly.
Disaster almost struck when a poorly built aerial collapsed in a gale, but it was rebuilt in time for Wellfleet to play host to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, to make the world's first official two-way 'trans-ocean' communication with King Edward VII at Poldhu on January 18, 1903.
Wellfleet continued as a wireless station until it was closed for safety reasons in 1917.