Diedrick Dutchover and the Overland Mail Route

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Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the first San Antonio-El Paso mail run, which required thirty days to cover 673 miles by stage coach and heavily armed frontiersmen of ward off attacks. Diedrick Dutchover was one of the men that accompanied the stage coaches on horseback to protect the mail carriers from threats.

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[8] p. ; 28 cm.

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Arriola, Conrado December 10, 1969.

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Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the first San Antonio-El Paso mail run, which required thirty days to cover 673 miles by stage coach and heavily armed frontiersmen of ward off attacks. Diedrick Dutchover was one of the men that accompanied the stage coaches on horseback to protect the mail carriers from threats.

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[8] p. ; 28 cm.

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  • [Photograph of a Stagecoach], MRPL_1964-13-05
  • [Portrait of Diedrick and Refugia Dutchover], MRPL_1964-13-06a
  • [Portrait of the Dutchover Family], MRPL_1964-13-06b
  • [Map of Stagecoach Route], MRPL_1964-13-06c

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Marfa, Diversity in the Desert

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References : [Photograph of a Stagecoach], MRPL_1964-13-05
References : [Portrait of Diedrick and Refugia Dutchover], MRPL_1964-13-06a
References : [Portrait of the Dutchover Family], MRPL_1964-13-06b
References : [Map of Stagecoach Route], MRPL_1964-13-06c

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  • December 10, 1969

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Arriola, Conrado. Diedrick Dutchover and the Overland Mail Route, text, December 10, 1969; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth494309/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.

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