Pony Express National Historic Trail
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Pony Express. A nearby plaque commemorates the passage in 1860-1861 of Pony Express riders from Sacramento to the San Francisco terminus. They usually rode river steamers, but 20 times the Pony Express took an overland route as the steamers did not run on S…
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What Are Those Rocks Out There?. . . Sand Springs Deserved its Name . The rocks you see in front of you were once Sand Springs Pony Express Station. The Pony Express ended in November 1861, but this Station was used as a stopover for freight wagons until t…
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Swift Steeds Tie East to West. . . "The Mail Must Go Through" . From April 3, 1860 to November 21, 1861, mail was delivered by the Pony Express between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. It was a relay system between 190 stations along the r…