the Butterfield Overland Mail Stage. The stage operations, which began in 1858 between St. Louis and San Francisco, revolutionized mail and passenger service. Traveling 24 hours a day, the 2,800-mile trip took an unheard-of 25 days!
I agree, you might like what I post too... because in the archives, in 2017, I posted about Mark Twain's Roughing It https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/02/mark-twain-commenting-on-stage-coach.html
For a great description of traveling by cross country stagecoach, see Mark Twain's "Roughing It".
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