Famous stagecoach drivers

 · Famous Stagecoach Driver Charley Darkey Parkhurst Was Born a Woman-Truth!Summary of eRumor: Charley Darkey Parkhurst, a stagecoach driver who gained fame during the Gold Rush of the s for protecting his valuable cargo from would-be robbers, was found to be a woman after his death. The Truth: It’s true that famous stagecoach driver Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Stagecoach drivers were scornful of the way they were depicted in the movies. The top-grade stagecoach driver used cracking of the whip sparingly. These drivers were concerned that the “pistol-shot” sounds made by the whips would only startle their passengers out of their naps or, worse yet, spook their teams. Henry James “Hank” Monk was one of the most famous stagecoach drivers in the American West, driving the stage from Genoa, Nevada to Placerville, California. Henry James Monk was born in Waddington, New York in and made his way to California as a young man, crossing the Isthmus of Panama and arriving in He first went to work for James Birch on the .

Drivers and Their Whips. Cowboys, Trail Blazers, Stagecoach Drivers List. The Deadwood Stage. Mary Fields – Lady Stagecoach Driver. Clark “Old Chieftain” Foss – Boisterous California Stage Driver. George “Baldy” Green – A Popular Stage Driver. Haunted Camp Floyd the Stagecoach Inn. Ben Holladay – The Stagecoach King. Charley Parkhurst was one of the more skillful stagecoach drivers, not only in California but throughout the west. He was variously called “One-eyed” or “Cockeyed” Charley because he had lost an eye when kicked by a horse. For 20 years, he drove a stagecoach in California. Twice, Charley was held up. Those Daring Stage Drivers (1) Oscar Osburn Winthur, Via Western Express Stagecoach, California: Stanford University Press, (2) “Coaching,” Dogtown Territorial Quarterly, (no year listed), California, No, (3) Death of Hank Monk, San Jose Pioneer, Ma, pg 2/2. (4) Peg.

Henry James “Hank” Monk () – One of the most famous stagecoach drivers in the American West, Henry James Monk, was made famous in after giving. )California stagecoach driver who lived as a man and became the first self-contained ex-stagecoach driver became famous throughout California. Charley is also included in many lists of famous cowgirls as an inspiration to youth in Common descriptors of stagecoach drivers of the time agree[14].