posthouse
Courier horse stop
A posthouse was a station along a route where travelers could obtain fresh horses, rest, or receive mail services.
These establishments formed networks across Europe and colonial America, positioned at intervals that matched a horse's reasonable travel distance—typically every ten to fifteen miles.
The term is now primarily historical, appearing in period literature and discussions of early postal systems.
The weary travelers finally reached the posthouse as darkness fell.
Public drinking establishment
- hostelryLodging establishment for travelers
- alehouseDrinking establishment
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
- landlordProperty owner renting out
hearth · stables · taproom · publican · barkeep · patron · ale · mead
Delivery person or service
- dispatchSend with speed
- mail coachHorse-drawn postal vehicle
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- parcelsWrapped items for delivery
relay · express · messenger · postmaster · postbag · sorting · delivery · correspondence
Signal-boosting transmission point
- mail coachHorse-drawn postal vehicle
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- VictorianOf a prim era
heritage · preservation · restoration · monument · archive · antiquity · relic · tradition
tavern
Public drinking establishment
- hostelryLodging establishment for travelers
- alehouseDrinking establishment
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
landlord · hearth · stables · taproom · publican · barkeep · patron · ale · mead · lodger
courier
Delivery person or service
- dispatchSend with speed
- mail coachHorse-drawn postal vehicle
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
parcels · relay · express · messenger · postmaster · postbag · sorting · delivery · correspondence · route
relay station
Signal-boosting transmission point
- mail coachHorse-drawn postal vehicle
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
Victorian · heritage · preservation · restoration · monument · archive · antiquity · relic · tradition · artifact
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
coachman · passengers · luggage · fare · timetable · departure · arrival · road · turnpike · milestone
accommodation
Shelter or housing provided
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- roomEnclosed interior area
stay · traveler · bed · board · tariff · vacancy · suite · amenities · check-in · reservation
- lodginghotel, inn, motel, hotels, hostel
- travel stopsrest stop, pit stop, stopover, layover, waystation
- historic innsinn, colonial inn, country inn, wayside inn, Victorian inn
posthouseterminus
Final destination point
endpoint · journey's end · home · destination · terminal
posthousepermanent residence
Fixed long-term dwelling
home · homestead · dwelling · domicile · settlement
house, post, poster, household, housing, houses, posted, posting, postman