The fastest way to get across the plains was by stagecoach.
Traveling day and night, you could rip through about 100 miles per day, an average of a little more than four miles an hour.
by Karen Hill
The fastest way to get across the plains was by stagecoach.
Traveling day and night, you could rip through about 100 miles per day, an average of a little more than four miles an hour.
Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.
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