The Concord Coach
N 43° 11.885 W 071° 31.895
19T E 294314 N 4785923
The Concord Coach - Concord
Waymark Code: WMAH6
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2006
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The text on this marker reads "The Abbot-Downing Company began in 1813 when Lewis Downing founded a "waggon" factory, located here from 1816 to 1828. In 1828 he was joined by J. Stephens Abbot. The next century saw fourteen styles of "stage" coaches, the most famous being the Concord Coach, and forty styles of commercial and pleasure vehicles carrying the name of Concord all over the United States and around the world."
Marker Name: The Concord Coach
Official Marker Number: 128
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Concord
Date Marker Established: 1979
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