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gptkbp:instanceOf
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company
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Gold Rush
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gptkbp:businessModel
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contract mail service
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gptkbp:challenges
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hostile territories
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:U.S._government
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gptkbp:community_involvement
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supporting local economies
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gptkbp:competesIn
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gptkb:Pony_Express
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and folklore
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gptkbp:customerBase
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settlers and miners
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1861
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gptkbp:employeeCount
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hundreds of workers
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gptkbp:financial_aid
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investors and banks
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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:frequency
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weekly
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gptkbp:fuel_capacity
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up to 1,000 pounds of mail
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gptkbp:hasFunding
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$600,000
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered long-distance mail service
first reliable mail service to the West.
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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extensive documentation
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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_West_expansion
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:William_G._Fargo
James_W._Marshall
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future mail carriers
important_role_in_U.S._postal_history
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first transcontinental mail service
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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government officials
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gptkbp:notableTracks
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Overland_Route
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gptkbp:operates
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stagecoaches
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gptkbp:partnerships
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local businesses
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1858 to 1861
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:Wells_Fargo_Express
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gptkbp:revenue
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mail contracts
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gptkbp:route
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gptkb:St._Joseph,_Missouri
seasonal adjustments
over 2,000 miles
numerous towns
California_to_Missouri
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gptkbp:safetyFeatures
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armed guards
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gptkbp:service_area
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Western_United_States
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gptkbp:services
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mail delivery
1861 due to Civil War
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Wells_Fargo
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gptkbp:tour
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mountain passes
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gptkbp:transportation
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stagecoach lines
horse-drawn coaches
improved stagecoach design
multiple stagecoach lines
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