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Stage Coach Lines, Pony Express Riders The coveted prize of the government mail contract instigated development of the Pony Express and Stage Coach Lines in the American West. Hauling passengers, mail and freight, the stagecoaches traveled through treacherous terrain and braved the weather. The Pony Express used relay teams of young Pony Express Riders braving the dangers of the American West alone
Stagecoach Lines and the owners :
Butterfield Overland Dispatch Stage Coach Line Owned by David Butterfield and Wells Fargo Ran From Missouri to Denver. Wells Fargo Owned other Stagecoach Routes as well. The Pony Express Routes Were Close to Many Stagecoach Routes
Butterfield Overland Stage Company This Stage Coach Line Employed Over 800 men. The Stage Coach Line Had 139 Relay Stations, 1800 Head of Stock and 250 Concord Stagecoaches in Service at One Time Along the Stagecoach Route
Ben Holladay An Enterprising Stage Coach Line Creator Who Became known as the Stagecoach King
Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company A Stage Coach Line Covering 2,670 miles. It May Well Have Been the Most Profitable Stagecoach Route in the west
Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company This Stage Coach Line Operated over 687 Miles From Leavenworth, Kansas to Denver. The Stage Coach Line of Central Overland California From St. Joseph to Salt Lake City Was Purchased Enhancing the Growth of this Stagecoach Route
Wells, Fargo and Company Owned No Stage Coach Lines. Wells Fargo Only Rented Space From Other Stage Coach Lines Having No Stagecoaches of its Own. This changed when Wells, Fargo Bought the Pioneer Stage Coach Line and later took control of the Butterfield Overland Stage Coach Line. By 1863 Wells Fargo and Company Had 180 Depots Along its Stagecoach Routes
Yellowstone Park By 1886, the Park Stage Coach Line Had a Fleet of Sightseeing Vehicles. The Yellowstone Stagecoach Route Sported Beautifully Painted Bright Yellow Concord Stagecoaches. The Yellowstone Stagecoach was of a touring design made especially for the Yellow Stone Park. The Yellowstone Stagecoach was Manufactured by Abbot-Downing Company of Concord, New Hampshire
Stagecoach Line Drivers :
William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill) Drove Stagecoach and Rode Shot Gun. Later He Drove His Own Wild West Show Concord Stagecoach. This Stagecoach was the Original Black Hills Dead Wood Stagecoach
Henry James Monk (Hank Monk) Stagecoach Driver for Wells, Fargo Stage Coach Lines From Sacramento, California and Virginia City, Nevada
Charlie Parkhurst (Charley) Stagecoach Driver for Many California Stage Coach Lines in the 1850's and 60's. Charley had a Secret
Trailblazers :
Jim Bridger Mapped Out New Trails for the Central Overland and Leavenworth Pike's Peak Express Company Stage Coach Lines Out of Denver Colorado
Stage Coach, Wagon and Carriage Builders :
Abbot and Downing Manufactured Over 40 Different Types of Stagecoach, Wagons and Carriages at the Factory in Concord, New Hampshire
J. Stephens Abbot Built Coaches for the Stagecoach Lines. The greatest Stagecoach Design Achievement Being the Development of the Concord Stagecoach
Celerity Wagons the Choice of Stage Coach Lines for Branch Routes or Mountainous Roads
Concord Stagecoach Dominated the American West. Stage Coach Lines in Australia and Africa prized the Concord Stagecoach
Lewis Downing Expert Wheelwright, Partner and Designer of the Concord Stagecoach Prized by Stage Coach Lines around the World
Yellowstone Coaches used by the Yellowstone Park Stage Coach Lines until 1917
Writers about Stagecoach journeys :
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) Writes about Traveling the American West by Stagecoach and River Boat
Horace Greeley Traveled by Stagecoach, Writes About Many Hair Raising Experiences
Stagecoach Support Occupations :
Mule Skinners Drove the Mules on Heavy Wagons, Stage Coach Lines often used Mules to pull Stagecoach or Celerity Wagons Over The Stage Coach Line in Rough Terrain. The Mules Were handled by a Stagecoach Driver
Stagecoach Line Drivers Wyatt Earp, William Cody, James Butler Hick, Charley Parkhurst and Henry Monk Drove Stagecoach Team of Six Horses
Wagon, Carriage Wheelwrights Were Employed by the Stage Coach Lines and by the Pony Express to Keep the Pony Express Riders Horses Shoed |
