Puzzle in the Park
Morse Code was developed in the early 1800s by Samuel Morse. The Canadian Pacific Railway, builder of the first transcontinental railway in Canada (which terminated in Port Moody), used the Morse Code to communicate its operations along its rail lines.
Morse Code may be a thing of the past but here at Rocky Point Park it is still alive and making a statement. Look around and down. What do you see? What do the messages say?
Start by having a rest on the Bouy Bench near the Mosaic and decipher the code located there.
Next follow the promenade from the bench to the stage.
FUN MORSE CODE FACTS
Some short messages are communicated by using numbers:
Number 7 means train following
Number 21 means emergency
10DG means 10 degrees, light fog, light rain
Number 88 means love and kisses
On May 30, 1972 Roland Paiguin and Germain Routhier sent the last commercial message in Canada
In 1985 the last known railway telegraph system in Canada and the US stopped operation.
People with sensory disabilities (deafness and blindness) can use Morse Code, along with assistive technology, in the form of skin buzzes to communicate.
Audio forms of Morse Code can be used on some cellular phones to replace text.