What is a stogie and how does it differ from a cigar?

(broadleafcigars.com) ... Generally speaking, a stogie differs from a cigar in that it is considerably longer and thinner. Also, it is composed of different blends of cigar leaf resulting in a product in which the smoking qualities are different and the flavor is unique. The word "stogie" is a contraction of the word "conestoga" which was derived from the conestoga wagon. In the pioneer days the drivers of these wagons, which plied the National Road, smoked this long, thin type of product and this product consequently became known as a "stogie." Continued

Photo: Employees of Augustus Pollack Crown Stogie Factories, Wheeling, W.Va., c1914 (Library of Congress).