on 5/1/03 4:32 PM, Deb Fuller at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> 10 miles a day? I could walk that - granted not loaded down with trunks - but
> that doesn't seem like very far for a stagecoach. Horses can trot about 8-10
> mph so I would think that a coach could travel at least 20-30 miles a day with
> breaks and two to four good horses pulling it.

    Stage stations in the western US consisted of "swing stations," 10 to 15
miles apart, where horses were changed and passengers could rest and see to
necessities, and "Home" stations up to 50 miles apart, depending on terrain,
which offered better amenities at the end of a day's travel. A day's travel
varied with terrain and weather, as well as luck with horses, harness and
coaches. Whoa unto those who broke down between swing stations!

    Michael A. Lewis
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