Most histories of the Tuckerton wireless tower include the sensational accusation that from the tower, in May 1915, the message “get Lucy” was sent, meaning sink the Lusitania, and usually followed by the words “alleged” and “rumored” being inserted. To find out the truth you must peel back the layers of the story like an onion to find out where these accusations came from.
When World War I broke out in August 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the United States to be neutral, meaning we…
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