Pony Express National Historic Trail
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These plaques are near the siteof the original Pony Express Station. The Pony Express passed throughGenoa, the oldest city in Nevada, untilthe completion of the telegraph.
Erected by the Nevada PonyExpress Centennial Committee.
National Pony Express C…
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[Located in the center of town is a monument on which there is mounted six markers commemorating historical events and people of Virginia City]
West Side - Front of Monument:In June of 1859 in Gold Canyon, a second group of Prospectors found the outcropp…
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Dagget Pass Trail, named for C.D. Dagget, who acquired land at its foot in 1854, was earlier called Georgetown Trail. Replaced in 1860 by the wagon road built by Kingsbury and McDonald, for which they received a Territorial Franchise in 1861, it shortened t…
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[Front of Marker:]
Dedicated April 12, 1996Carson CityOriginal StationApr. 3, 1860 - Nov. 20, 1861byByron L. & Peggy Clark & FamilyBob & Tina McFaddenMae & Jim ThorpeThe Bike SmithBetty Young & Erica YoungPony Express Trail Association[Sponsors:]Joseph L…
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Dedicated April 23, 2000Morgan HousePony Express RouteApr. 23, 1860 - Sep. 8, 1861Home StationApr. 16, 1869 - Sep.8, 1861ByJames StreteskySupervisor Gayle B. UilkemaMartinez Area Chamber of CommercePony Express Trail Association{Text on the reverse side rea…
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In 1860-1861 Pony Express riders stopped in Lafayette 19 times to change horses en route to San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri
Lafayette Historical Society1992
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Dedicated April 23, 1999SOLANO HOUSEAdded StationApr. 23, 1860 - Sept. 8 1861ByFirst Northern BankWilliam & Linda BernheimThe Rotary Clubs of DavisUC Davis - Cal Aggie Alumni AssociationDavis Enterprise - McNaughton FamilyPony Express Trail Association{The…
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Dedicated April 23, 1998Lafayette HouseAdded StationByDiablo FoodsBetter Homes Realty - LafayetteDiamond K. Supply, Ltd.Lafayette Chamber of CommerceLafayette Historical SocietyPony Express Trail Association{reverse side reads:}The station site was located …
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This site was originally constructed in 1860 as the Suisun Valley General Mercantile & original Pony Express station.
The Vezer Family provides this facility for the enjoyment of the families of this wonderful valley and gives special recognition to its …
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Founded by Dr. Robert Semple in 1847, the Martinez-Benicia ferry was the first established and longest operating ferry service in the S.F. Bay Area. In 1850 Oliver Coffin took over the operation and with his brothers purchased a new ferryboat, the "Carquine…