Overland Stage route

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historic route mail route stagecoach route

The Overland Stage route was a 19th-century stagecoach line that carried mail, passengers, and freight across the American West between the Missouri River and California.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Central Overland Route 1
Overland Stage routes 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic route ⓘ
mail route ⓘ
stagecoach route ⓘ
cargoType letters ⓘ
newspapers ⓘ
packages ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endPoint California NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod American frontier era ⓘ
historicalUse primary overland link before completion of the transcontinental railroad ⓘ
infrastructureType stage station network ⓘ
locatedIn American West NERFINISHED ⓘ
modeOfTransport stagecoach ⓘ
operatedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
partOf overland mail system ⓘ
passengerType business travelers ⓘ
government officials ⓘ
settlers ⓘ
riskFactor attacks by Native American groups ⓘ
attacks by bandits ⓘ
difficult terrain ⓘ
harsh weather conditions ⓘ
significance facilitated communication between the Midwest and Pacific Coast ⓘ
supported westward expansion of the United States ⓘ
startPoint Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ
transportType overland ⓘ
traversedRegion Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor carrying freight ⓘ
carrying mail ⓘ
carrying passengers ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Echo Canyon, Utah → usedBy → Overland Stage route ⓘ
Butterfield Overland Mail → successor → Overland Stage route ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Overland Route
William Hepburn Russell → associatedWith → Overland Stage route ⓘ
this entity surface form: Overland Stage routes