Stagecoach's by Ally
Ride Comfortably.
Stagecoach History
- First Stagecoach was built in 1827, costing $1,200 - $1,500.
- Abbot Downing Company made over 40 different types of carriages and wagons at the wagon factory in Concord, New Hampshire.
- Concord Coaches have a reputation for being roomy, sturdy, and comfortable.
- Average speed was only eight miles an hour.
Advantages and Disadvantages of our Stagecoaches
Advantages-
- Comfortable and Secure.
- Rocks instead of bouncing.
- Large numbers of people could be transported easily.
- Goods could be transported more easily.
- Provided employment.
Disadvantages-
- Dirty - Passengers clothes would be covered in soot, ashes, and smoke generated by coal and wood burning steam locomotives.
- Dangerous - many accidents.
- Skidderish Horses
- Rough roads
Stagecoach Inventors
- Abbot Downing Company.
- Invented 40 different kinds of carriages.
- At its height employed 300 people.
- Continued making them until 1919.
Stagecoach's Impact on ND
- Developed by Russell Blakeley.
- From St. Cloud to Fort Abercrombie, Breckenridge to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Bismarck to the Black Hills
- Russell was responsible for bringing travelers to North Dakota
Stagecoach Importance to settling in the West
- Good were originally carried by mule trains and wagons.
- John Butterfield set up the Overland Mail Company
- His stagecoaches carried mail and passengers between St Louis, Missouri, San Francisco, and California.
- Stagecoaches were the beginning of how settlers sent messages between regions and towns.
Stagecoach Video (How they are made)
"The Making of a Stagecoach Photo Shoot: Building the Coach"
Contact Information
Email: algleich@bpsapps.org
Website: allysstagecoach.com
Location: 134 East Reno Avenue, Bismarck, ND, United States
Phone: 701-400-1893