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stagecoaches


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stagecoaches

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Coaches used for public transportation along scheduled routes having intermediary stops to change horses; in use by the mid-17th century. Forms having an oval body, outside driver's seat, and single door in each side were popular in the United States from the early 19th until the early 20th century.

Variations

stages

stagecoach

coaches, stage

coach, stage

stage coaches

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