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Title
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The Parsonage Parlor: Lexington's Waddell House Was Bought by a Pony Express Founder
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Description
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Photos and description of the "parsonage," now known as the Waddell House, built in 1840. William Bradford (W. B.) Waddell, a businessman in Lexington, Missouri, joined with William H. Russell and Alexander Majors to create the Pony Express. Waddell acquired the parsonage of the First Baptist Church for his son Robert and his bride Emma Clement Waddell. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places, and Katherine Bradford Van Amburg, a descendant of Waddell, lives in the home.
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Date
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2008-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Pony Express
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Description
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Description of the overland journey of the horse-riding mail carriers of the Pony Express, organized by William Russell of the freighting firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell, from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from the late 1850s to the early 1860s.
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Date
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1997
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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The Pony Rides Again, 150 Years Later
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Description
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Article retraces the original route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express. The first rider left St. Joseph on April 3, 1860. Delivering mail via the Pony Express lasted only 18 months but it became an important part of the history of the American West.
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Date
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2010-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
