| [GMCnet] Fw: 40 Miles to Safford, so GMC content.. [message #110473] |
Sat, 01 January 2011 08:55 |
Gary Cottingame
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--- On Sat, 1/1/11, Gary Cottingame <gcottingame@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Consider the fact that that those roads in the 1800's were
> stagecoack routes and the best terrain for a team of horses
> and the endurance of a days "run" for that team of horses.
> It was determined that after about 40 miles [8 to 12
> hours] the horses would be worn out. So the stagecoach
> outposts were built about 40 miles apart to change teams of
> horses. Therefore the old saying "about a days ride from
> here." So around the turn of the last century when the
> began building roads for automobiles, it stands to reason
> that the best routes (in their minds) were already out by
> the "stagecoach owners", and thus we have the 40 mile
> distane between Benson and Stafford.
> >
Correction: SORRY That should read Duncan, Az to Safford, Az...
Gary
tze21
Denison, Tx
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