When we hear the name Studebaker the first thing we may think of are those unique automobiles with the front end bullet shaped noses. Those automobiles of the early 1950’s were produced by a company that started into business 100 years previously in South Bend Indiana from ancestors who had immigrated to America from Germany. …
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The Last Days of the California Stagecoach
California stagecoach history is filled with colorful characters. The infamous stagecoach robber Black Bart and the famous stagecoach driver, commonly referred to as whip, Charley Parkhurst are but two. Stagecoaches transported people and cargo and appeared with the California Gold Rush and California’s statehood. California was no different than other regions of the country. The …
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