Cheyenne-Black Hills Stagecoach

The big, spacious, assessable Stagecoach Museum proudly features a stagecoach used on the famed Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage and Express Line. This historic relic is a silent reminder of other days and stands in the museum as a tribute to pioneers who blazed the trail of civilization westward.

Abbott & Downing at Concord, NH, built the coach in the 1860's. It has no springs; the body was hung on leather rockers or what were known as "thorough braces".

This particular six-horse coach was first used on the stage line to the gold fields of Nevada, and was later brought to Wyoming when the Cheyenne-Deadwood line was established in 1876. The trip from Cheyenne to Deadwood was a little over 300 miles. The route traversed Indian Territory with treacherous trails and river crossings where road agents often stopped the coach, robbed the passengers and looted the treasure boxes and mailbags.