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.
Mount Rainier (pronounced: /reÉªËnÉªÉr/), Mount Tacoma, or Mount Tahoma is the highest mountain of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, and the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a large active stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) south-southeast of Seattle, in the Mount Rainier National Park. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m).