Potts Inn Museum Pottsville, Arkansas

Ever wonder what travel was like in the 1800's across the U.S.?  Well, it wasn't easy.  Read this article from the National Park Service.   
   "The stage route between Fort Smith, Arkansas, and San Francisco, California, passed through only two real towns: Tucson and El Paso. One stretch of route had no settlements for 900 miles; another had no water for 75." 

        

Travel on these roads was broken by stays in inns like the Potts Inn.  What comfort and luxury travelers found at the Potts Inn after days and days of cross country travel in those conditions!