Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:bus
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Butterfield_Overland_Mail
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gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1861
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gptkbp:contractedBy |
gptkb:United_States_government
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gptkbp:deliveredMail |
true
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gptkbp:deliveredPassengers |
true
|
gptkbp:founded |
1857
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gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:John_Butterfield
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
helped connect eastern and western United States
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Overland Mail Company
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gptkbp:industry |
mail delivery
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gptkbp:notableFor |
first transcontinental mail service
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gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Central_Overland_California_and_Pikes_Peak_Express_Company
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gptkbp:route |
gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:California gptkb:Missouri gptkb:New_Mexico gptkb:Oklahoma gptkb:Texas about 2,800 miles St. Louis to San Francisco |
gptkbp:serviceType |
stagecoach mail delivery
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gptkbp:usedStagecoaches |
true
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Central_Route
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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