post house
Mail coach stop
A post house was a station along a mail route where horses were kept for relays, allowing riders and coaches to swap tired horses for fresh ones and continue without delay.
The system enabled rapid long-distance travel before railroads.
Post houses often doubled as inns where travelers could rest and eat: We stopped at the post house to change horses and take refreshment.
Lodging for wayfarers
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- travelersPeople on trips
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
guesthouse · roadhouse · caravanserai · hostel · waystation · sojourn · layover · rest stop
Horse-drawn route vehicle
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- mail coachHorse-drawn postal vehicle
- colonialOf occupied territories
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
postmaster · dispatch · courier · heritage · landmark · turnpike · waystation · milestone
inn
Lodging for wayfarers
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- travelersPeople on trips
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
stopover · guesthouse · roadhouse · caravanserai · hostel · waystation · sojourn · layover · rest stop · quarters
stagecoach
Horse-drawn route vehicle
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- mail coachHorse-drawn postal vehicle
- colonialOf occupied territories
carriage · postmaster · dispatch · courier · heritage · landmark · turnpike · waystation · milestone · registry
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
harness · coach horses · mount · remount · feed · water · horseshoe · farrier · team
post houseprivate residence
family home · permanent residence · homestead · manor house · ancestral home
post houseterminus
Final destination point
terminal station · journey's end · endpoint · headquarters · depot
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