Historical Marker Series

Pony Express National Historic Trail

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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM167T_independence-rock_Alcova-WY.html
Thousands who traveled the Oregon Trail in central Wyoming were unaware that they were the beneficiaries of a long series of geological events. The granite peaks around you are mountains that rose, sank and then were buried in sand and ashy sediments. Erosi…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM16TK_alexander-majors_Kansas-City-MO.html
He was a member of the firm ofRussell, Majors and Waddell,founders, owners and operatorsof the Pony Express.This marks his grave. The Pony Express1860-1861 · 1960-1961
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM17AF_pony-express-wharf_San-Francisco-CA.html
Nearby was the location of the Broadway Wharf. The wharf extended from Broadway and Davis Streets east to this location. All of the Pony Express mail that was delivered to and from San Francisco used this wharf. The Pony Express ran from April 3, 1860 to No…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM17CB_pony-express-home-station_Seneca-KS.html
To the brave menwho rode the Pony Express1860 - 1861 Exact location of the Home StationSeneca, Kansas
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM17CE_the-smith-hotel_Seneca-KS.html
Captain John E. Smith was Seneca's first entrepreneur. In 1858 he built a simple hotel and tavern on this site. He also built a wooden bridge over the Nemaha River that bypassed the risky ford crossing two miles north at Richmond. These developments convinc…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM17CM_don-clarence-rising_Wetmore-KS.html
Pony Express Riderknown asJohnny Granada Verified Rider of thePony Express 1860-1861Pony Express Trail Association
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM19LT_split-rock_Rawlins-WY.html
A famous natural landmark used by Indians, trappers, and emigrants on the Oregon Trail. Site of Split Rock Pony Express 1860-1861, stage and telegraph station is on the south side of the Sweetwater. Split Rock can be seen as a cleft on the Rattlesnake Range.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM19M5_the-corridor-west_Lander-WY.html
The trail over South Pass is a transportation corridor which served many purposes. In addition to being the route to Oregon and California, it was used by Mormon pioneers and by the Pony Express. A great exodus to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 was only th…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM19MP_pilot-butte-graves-of-the-unknown-emigrants_Farson-WY.html
Welcome to the Pilot Butte Emigrant Trails Interpretive Site. The purpose of the site is to help you gain a sense of what life was like for the 400,000 emigrants who left their homes to seek a new life in the West. They were seeking wealth, religious freedo…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM19OU_strength-and-endurance_Ely-NV.html
Descriptions of the variety and number of horses used by the Pony Express became distorted during the course of its history since November 1861. In general, the type of horse used for carrying the rider and mail depended greatly on the region. The more flee…
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