Butterfield Overland Mail Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Butterfield_Overland_Mail_Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Logistics_Company
gptkbp:challenges	rough terrain
gptkbp:competitors	gptkb:Wells_Fargo
gptkbp:dissolved	1861
gptkbp:employees	hundreds
gptkbp:endsAt	multiple cities
gptkbp:famous_for	reliable service
gptkbp:founded	1858
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:John_Butterfield
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_significance	American_West_expansion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Butterfield Overland Mail Company
gptkbp:legacy	influenced future mail services
gptkbp:notable_event	Civil War impact
gptkbp:opening_hours	3 years
gptkbp:operates_in	gptkb:Idaho gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:California gptkb:Colorado gptkb:Connecticut gptkb:Delaware gptkb:Florida gptkb:Georgia gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Louisiana gptkb:Maine gptkb:Maryland gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Nebraska gptkb:New_Hampshire gptkb:New_Jersey gptkb:New_Mexico gptkb:New_York gptkb:North_Carolina gptkb:North_Dakota gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Oklahoma gptkb:Oregon gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:South_Carolina gptkb:South_Dakota gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Texas gptkb:Utah gptkb:Vermont gptkb:Virginia gptkb:Washington gptkb:West_Virginia gptkb:Alabama gptkb:Arizona gptkb:Massachusetts gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:Nevada gptkb:Wyoming gptkb:Kansas gptkb:Montana gptkb:Rhode_Island gptkb:U.S._Postal_Service 1861
gptkbp:route	gptkb:Congress 2800 miles San_Francisco_to_St._Louis
gptkbp:service_area	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:serviceType	mail delivery
gptkbp:significance	first successful overland mail service
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Pacific_Mail_Steamship_Company
gptkbp:transportation	passengers freight stagecoach