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Pony Express
Title
Pony Express
Description
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.
Date
1997
Object Type
Book Section
The Pony Rides Again, 150 Years Later
Title
The Pony Rides Again, 150 Years Later
Description
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.
Date
2010-03
Object Type
Magazine Article