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Bookmark or Share- The Stagecoach: A Photo Essay on Western TravelStage schedules were quickly committed to memory as once a day or a few times a week were often the only times the stage went “up or down” the route. Stagecoaches, and the stations that serviced them, were vital links between remote mining camps, and part of the social fabric of the frontier West.
- Deconstructing the Wagons That Went West - INSP TVLong after their wheels stopped turning, stagecoaches have now become a symbol of the Old West to the modern world—going all the way back to the 1939 film that shares their name, and that ultimately launched John Wayne’s career.
- History of the American StagecoachNevertheless, the stagecoach was a vital method of transportation in the American West, and far more comfortable than riding on horseback. The Concord Stagecoach was built like a basket on leather straps that swung from side to side, weighed more than a ton, and cost somewhere between $1500 and $1800.
- 19th Century STAGECOACH: Time-Travel SecretsStagecoaches in the 19th century played a crucial role in the expansion and development of the American West. They provided an essential means of transportation, allowing people to travel long distances across the vast and often remote landscapes of the West.
- Stagecoaches of the American West – Legends of AmericaNumerous stagecoach lines and express services dotted the American West as entrepreneurs fought to compete for passengers, freight, and, most importantly, profitable government mail contracts.
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