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Travel by Stagecoach: Read Beyond the Beaten Path

Posted on July 16, 2022 by SCblogger

With the arrival of the first stagecoach in 1837, the state of Iowa welcomed its second kind of public transportation after steamboats, which first began cruising the Upper Mississippi River in 1827. They carried mail, passengers, and their baggage. The … Continue reading →

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