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

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

That harks back to the stagecoach or pokey train eras when a governor could be incommunicado for days or weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Eventually, one yeasty starter from the new brew was taken by stagecoach to Copenhagen, Denmark.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 26, 2023

She had thought a single stagecoach struggling to hold back the horses on a downhill run was unbearably noisy.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson