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Trail Mail.
- Source :
- Arizona Highways; Feb2010, Vol. 86 Issue 2, p10-10, 3/4p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The article offers information on the history of Butterfield Overland Mail Co. and its contribution to mail delivery services and route discovery across the U.S. It says that the stagecoaches of the Butterfield Overland Mail route rendered the best means to deliver the letters, packages, and passengers. It mentions that the Apache Pass in Arizona was considered the most infamous stop of the mail route. Moreover, it notes that the Butterfield operations helped open the West part to settlement.
- Subjects :
- HISTORY of the postal service
STAGECOACHES
TRAILS
HUMAN settlements
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00041521
- Volume :
- 86
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Arizona Highways
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 48052732