Monticello (Longview) to Olympia

Over 130 years ago, the last stagecoach rumbled out of Monticello (now Longview) at the mouth of the Cowlitz River northward to Olympia, the capitol of Washington Territory. This "main line" carried mail, passengers and freight from 1853 to 1873, when the stage was made obsolete by the new Northern Pacific rail line through southwest Washington.

Join us this September as a custom-made reproduction of an Abbott-Downing coach will be pulled over the 90-mile route. Traveling over the original road as much as possible, the stage will stop approximately every ten miles to change horses. On each leg of the trip, paying passengers will enjoy the company of living history performers, who will portray characters from the past.

At each stage stop, local non-profit groups will offer food, entertainment, souvenirs, and informative talks about stagecoach days. Watch the horse teams being changed, listen to re-enactors in period attire tell tales of the 1800s, and participate in a once-in-a-lifetime event. At our overnight stops, enjoy dinner or breakfast with the stage crew and history performers, as you stroll through a tent city or military encampment.

Please visit the Territorial Express Website for event schedule, ticket information, and news!: www.territorialexpress.com