The Mexican-American War
The telegraph was the first invention that allowed people to communicate rapidly at great distances. Today, we can communicate much better by telephone, or by email, etc., but when the telegraph was invented there were no phones or other such inventions.
It help because there was no other phone and they had to use a telegraph to commuticate
Telegraph poles to stop debris
The wireless telegraph was invented by Thomas Edison.
There were no telegraph lines before Lewis and Clark died (1806 and 1838, respectively). So, unless they were in the research laboratories of Samuel Morse in 1835, they would not have "used" one. The first telegraph line from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., was first tested in 1844.
The use of pack animals (i.e. llamas)
Can't say for sure, but a good bet would be the telegraph.
wires
With modern technology, the telegraph is being confined to history.
During the Civil War, the telegraph took on tremendous importance. The south made the first use of the telegraph to rush troops to battle. Later, General McClelland used a telegraph to send information from a balloon concerning troop positions during a battle. Of course such usage would continue.
The telegraph is still in use but it has evolved and is in use in specialized circumstances. The telephone which was invented in 1876 would have gradually replaced the telegraph in commercial usage.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy