Cheryl Anne Stapp
Hall & Crandall's Stage Lines
Many New England stagemen, whose livelihoods there were being steadily squeezed by the railroads, followed thousands of bedazzled gold...
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Cheryl Anne Stapp
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
J. Birch & The California Stage Company
Before the 1848 gold discovery brought thousands of fortune-hunters swarming into a recently-acquired, raw American territory, ordinary...
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Cheryl Anne Stapp
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
The 1887 Land Rush
For twenty years southern California had poured money, and millions of printed brochures, into a publicity campaign to attract settlers...
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Cheryl Anne Stapp
- Jun 24, 2020
- 1 min
The Silver Bullion Heist
It is still called Bullion Bend. It is a stretch of curving old stage road that once continued on from Placerville, California to Carson...
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Cheryl Anne Stapp
- Jun 10, 2020
- 2 min
Chasing Horse Thieves
Horse thieves harassed Californians for well over 100 years. Horse stealing began in the late 18th century, when Spanish missionaries and...
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Cheryl Anne Stapp
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Kansas to California, 35 Days!
In June 1907, when faster, cheaper railroad networks had long since replaced cross-continental stagecoach transportation, a gentleman...
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Cheryl Anne Stapp
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
"Lucky" Phineas Banning
A self-made man from his early teens, Phineas Banning was one of the most colorful, charismatic characters in the history of Southern...
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Cheryl Anne Stapp
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Best Reinsman in the West
Driving a stagecoach required superlative skills: a quick eye, a steady nerve, a skillful hand on the reins, and a thorough knowledge of...
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