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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:business_model
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contract mail service
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Pony_Express
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gptkbp:conflict
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competition and costs
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and folklore
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gptkbp:customer_base
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settlers and miners
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1861
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gptkbp:employees
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hundreds
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gptkbp:famous_for
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reliable mail delivery
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gptkbp:founded
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1858
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:William_H._Russell
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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gptkbp:historical_context
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during the Gold Rush
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:James_W._Marshall
gptkb:William_H._Russell
gptkb:William_G._Fargo
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:American_Old_West
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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contributed to westward expansion
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Overland Mail Company
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gptkbp:impact
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American postal system
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:transportation
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gptkbp:initial_investment
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$600,000
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:James_W._Marshall
gptkb:William_G._Fargo
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneering mail service in the West
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first transcontinental mail service
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1858 to 1861
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Russell,_Majors,_and_Waddell
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gptkbp:partnership
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gptkb:U._S._government
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:route
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over 2,000 miles
California to Missouri
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gptkbp:route_description
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utilized local knowledge
connected East and West
crossed the Sierra Nevada
included desert crossings
included rugged terrain
required skilled drivers
traversed the Great Plains
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gptkbp:route_end
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gptkb:St._Joseph,_Missouri
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gptkbp:route_start
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gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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gptkbp:route_termination
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gptkb:St._Joseph,_Missouri
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gptkbp:route_variation
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multiple routes
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gptkbp:service
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mail delivery
1861 due to Civil War
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gptkbp:service_description
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carried passengers and freight
offered reliable communication
provided express services
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gptkbp:service_duration
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approximately 3 years
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gptkbp:service_frequency
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weekly
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gptkbp:service_innovation
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fast delivery times
establishment of way stations
use of horses and mules
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gptkbp:service_termination
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1861
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gptkbp:service_type
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stagecoach service
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Wells_Fargo
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:Flight
use of relay stations
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gptkbp:transportation_challenges
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harsh weather conditions
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Butterfield
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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