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Tag Archives: stagecoaches
The Town That Was Moved Four Times!
The first of our new “Frontier Towns” series is about the historic Great Plains town of Julesburg, Colorado. At the crossroads of multiple important and historic transcontinental routes lies the quaint Great Plains town of Julesburg, Colorado. This classic western … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, movies, nature, Passenger rail, place names, placemaking, planning, rail, Railroads, recreation, rivers/watersheds, signs, Small business, sustainability, theaters, topography, tourism, Trade, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Welcome
Tagged Colorado, Julesburg, pioneers, pony express, railroads, stagecoaches, trails, travel
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Frontier trailhead towns of the Old West
During the great migration of emigrating pioneers across the America’s western frontier, certain towns became the primary staging and supply points for settlers, wagon trains, stagecoaches, cattle drives, and communications. These trailhead towns were key to the development of the … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, geography, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, States, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged cattle drivers, cattle drives, Chisholm Trail, cities, emigration, frontier, history, migration, Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, pioneers, pony express, Santa Fe Trail, settlers, Smoky Hill Trail, stagecoaches, towns, trails, wagon trains
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