A Mail Carrier and More: The Lincoln Stage

The Stemple Stage Station, located near Stemple Pass in the early 1900s, was the start of the Lincoln Stage.

The stagecoach stop provided meals, a post office, and support for the stage horses. Soon, "stage" began to refer to the vehicle and service that brought mail over the pass to Lincoln.

In 1927, Julius Stoner took on the mail contract from Stemple to Lincoln and began carrying passengers and...