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Father Taylor

Posted on September 3, 2011 by John Putnam

In September 1849 William Taylor, a Methodist minister, arrived in San Francisco by ship along with his wife and a new baby who had been born in route. Near broke, but filled with the abiding faith that since God had … Continue reading →

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Overland stagecoach service to San Francisco begins

Posted on June 15, 2011 by John Putnam

John W. Butterfield was born in 1801 and began driving stagecoaches from Albany to Utica by age 19. He soon opened his own stage line but expanded into steamboat service on Lake Ontario and then into railroads. In 1850 his … Continue reading →

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The Stagecoach King, Ben Holladay

Posted on June 14, 2011 by John Putnam

Ben Holladay once controlled over 2,000 miles of stage lines and earned the title of Stagecoach King, but it was by hauling much needed supplies to early settlements in Utah and California that Holladay most deeply aided the development of … Continue reading →

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Gold rush stagecoach service begins

Posted on June 4, 2011 by John Putnam

John Whistman started the first stage company in California in the fall of 1849. It ran over the old Spanish Mission Trail between San Francisco and San Jose. Using whatever wagons he could find and a motley collection of horses … Continue reading →

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