stagecoach
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Consider Joseph Morgan III. Born in 1780 into a Welsh immigrant family that became successful Massachusetts farmers, he sold the farm and invested in a Hartford, Conn., coffeehouse and stagecoach line.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Some large plaques also pay tribute to historic events such as the last stagecoach robbery in Kern County in 1869, in which a gunman made off with $1,700 in coinage and gold bullion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024
After it opened in 1879 in an old Army barracks, thousands of Native American children were sent by train and stagecoach to Carlisle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
He’s captured after the stagecoach itself sees a calamitous end.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Behind them, but not with them, came a stagecoach escorted by four or five horsemen.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Mr. Crytzer’s narrative hums along with the National Road’s traffic as he colorfully describes Pony Express riders, stagecoaches, Conestoga wagons and many thousands of migrants wending ever westward, feeding the nation’s economic and territorial growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Banners with photos of veterans and dead soldiers peer over sidewalks and legend has it that Jesse James lived here in an age of stagecoaches and outlaws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
But when trains put stagecoaches out of business, Cashup dared to risk it all — by building that lavish hotel.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
Much of the roadway originally was designed for stagecoaches, said Kristen Brengel, senior vice-president of public affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 18, 2022
A factory was a hundred stagecoaches all inside one’s skull, banging their wheels against the bone.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
