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
“We had almost an hour wait for lunch,” said Bianca Anderson, the assistant manager, adding that crowds that normally spill out on the former stagecoach stop instead packed into the bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 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
When a band of outlaws overtakes the stagecoach, Brett Gelman, as a whisky peddler, recognizes one and observes, in a ridiculous faux-British accent, “You’re Tommy Walsh.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Plans were even announced for the resumption of the stagecoach in early November.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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
He’s also known for working at the Mescal film set and pulling stagecoaches at Old Tucson.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
History lovers will adore the nearby Pioneer Yosemite History Center with preserved buildings moved from other parts of the park and an 1857 covered bridge used by stagecoaches coming into Yosemite in the early days.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2019
He painted New York streetscapes and stagecoaches riding into fiery sunsets—and then, once he'd filled the basement walls with his efforts, he stopped painting as mysteriously as he'd begun.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
