1 A line owned by Gen. Armstrong ran to Laredo in the 1850s. 2  Stage Lines Through Texas As early as 1835 stagecoach operations began in Texas, and were closely tied to government mail contracts. 3  Riding The Stage in Old Texas In 1853 stagecoach lines were the main mode of travel from Texas to other parts of the country.
For nearly sixty-two years, Mount Washington, New Hampshire held the world record for the fastest wind gust ever recorded on the surface of the Earth: 231 miles per hour, recorded April 12, 1934 by Mount Washington Observatory staff.
WINDY CAPITAL. 248km/h The highest gust of wind ever recorded in Wellington. 29km/h The average wind speed at Wellington Airport; 18km/h Chicago's average wind speed. 104km/h The highest gust at Wellington Airport this spring, on November 28th. 233 The number of days winds topped gale-force speed in Wellington's windiest year. We have the reputation, and soon we'll have the sign, but is Wellington really the world's wind capital? Tom Fitzsimons reports.