1 8 9 9 ) ▁and ▁T uck erton ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ). ▁ ▁T uck erton ▁W ire less ▁Tower ▁ ▁The ▁T uck erton ▁W ire less ▁Tower ▁( ), ▁at ▁ ▁in ▁height , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁" H och fre qu enz mas ch inen ▁Akt ien gesellschaft ▁Für ▁Dra ht lose ▁Te legraph ie " ▁company ▁( The ▁High ▁Fre quency ▁Machine ▁Corporation ▁for ▁W ire less ▁Te legraph y , ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁HO MA G ) ▁when ▁the ▁present - day ▁Myst ic ▁Island ▁was ▁called ▁H ick ory ▁Island . ▁The ▁tower ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁an ▁identical ▁radio ▁te legraph ▁station ▁in ▁E il v ese , ▁Germany ▁starting ▁on ▁Jun ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Arch du ke ▁Ferdinand . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁continued ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁E il v ese ▁ ▁until ▁America ▁entered ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁rum ored ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁message ▁to ▁order ▁the ▁attack ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁U - bo at ▁on ▁the ▁R MS ▁L us it ania . ▁After ▁President ▁Wilson ' s ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Ne ut ral ity , ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 2 0 4 2 ▁required ▁the ▁US ▁Navy