Great United States Mail Lines via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the National Road, 1852

Summary

Passengers traveling beyond the reach of the railroad in the mid-1800s could extend their journey by boarding a stagecoach. This 1852 broadside advertised stagecoach routes from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's westernmost stop at Cumberland, Maryland, to destinations as distant as New Orleans, Louisiana.

Passengers traveling beyond the reach of the railroad in the mid-1800s could extend their journey by boarding a stagecoach. This 1852 broadside advertised stagecoach routes from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's westernmost stop at Cumberland, Maryland, to destinations as distant as New Orleans, Louisiana.

Artifact

Broadside (Notice)

Subject Date

1852

Collection Title

Seymour Dunbar Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.1557

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Green

Dimensions

Height: 9.75 in

Width: 6.75 in

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