Marconi National Historic Site, located at Table Head in Glace Bay, is the site of Guglielmo Marconi's first transatlantic wireless station, callsign VAS, and the first wireless message sent from North America to Europe on December 15, 1902.
 The site features the remnants of Marconi's transmission towers, a modern amateur radio station, plus a museum chronicling Marconi's achievements.

Marconi chose this site for its elevated flat expanse and unobstructed view out over the Atlantic Ocean.
Some of the concrete footings for the massive towers can still be seen on the grounds.
 In 1901, the first west to east wireless message was sent across the Atlantic Ocean to England from this site.
 A spark gap transmitter with 75 kilowatts of power fed four tall antennas on the 2-hectare (4.9-acre) site overlooking the ocean.
 In December 1902 Marconi transmitted the first complete messages to Poldhu from stations at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.

Marconi's facilities were dismantled and moved to a larger site to the southwest in 1905, known today as the Marconi Wireless Station National Historic Site.

The first Glace Bay site was designated a National Historic Site in 1939.
 The site a unit of the national park system, operated by Parks Canada, and the museum at the Marconi National Historic Site is affiliated with CMA,  CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
Marconi National Historic Site, located at Table Head in Glace Bay, is the site of Guglielmo Marconi's first transatlantic wireless station, callsign VAS, and the first wireless message sent from North America to Europe on December 15, 1902.  The site features the remnants of Marconi's transmission towers, a modern amateur radio station, plus a museum chronicling Marconi's achievements.
Marconi chose this site for its elevated flat expanse and unobstructed view out over the Atlantic Ocean. Some of the concrete footings for the massive towers can still be seen on the grounds.  In 1901, the first west to east wireless message was sent across the Atlantic Ocean to England from this site.  A spark gap transmitter with 75 kilowatts of power fed four tall antennas on the 2-hectare (4.9-acre) site overlooking the ocean.  In December 1902 Marconi transmitted the first complete messages to Poldhu from stations at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
Marconi's facilities were dismantled and moved to a larger site to the southwest in 1905, known today as the Marconi Wireless Station National Historic Site.
The first Glace Bay site was designated a National Historic Site in 1939.  The site a unit of the national park system, operated by Parks Canada, and the museum at the Marconi National Historic Site is affiliated with CMA,  CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
Marconi and Marconi Wireless Station National Historic Sites