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		American West - Pony Express Information ^Votes:0 Purpose: To provide the fastest mail delivery between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. To draw public attention to the central route in hope of gaining the million dollar government mail contract for the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company. Date: April 3, 1860, to late October 1861. Mechanics: Relay of mail by horses and riders. The Pony Express ran day and night, summer and winter. Riders: 183 men are known to have ridden for the Pony Express during its operation of just over 18 months. One of the riders was Broncho Charlie . This is a great page all about him. Rider Qualifications: Ad in California newspaper read: "Wanted. Young, skinny, wiry fellows. Not over 18. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred." Most riders w Read More Go to Site


		American West - Pony Express Information ^Votes:0 Purpose: To provide the fastest mail delivery between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. To draw public attention to the central route in hope of gaining the million dollar government mail contract for the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company. Date: April 3, 1860, to late October 1861. Mechanics: Relay of mail by horses and riders. The Pony Express ran day and night, summer and winter. Riders: 183 men are known to have ridden for the Pony Express during its operation of just over 18 months. One of the riders was Broncho Charlie . This is a great page all about him. Rider Qualifications: Ad in California newspaper read: "Wanted. Young, skinny, wiry fellows. Not over 18. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred." Most riders w Read More Go to Site

		Education Center Activity: The Pony Express ^Votes:0 THE PONY EXPRESS In 1860, the telegraph line (from east to west) only went as far west as St. Joseph, Missouri. It was nearly 2,000 miles from St. Joseph to the west coast at Sacramento, California. It took months for messages carried by ships, wagon trains, or stagecoaches to reach California. How could mail and messages get to the west coast faster? A relay system of horse riders, called the Pony Express, was set up. The riders would carry the mail as fast as possible. The very first rider left St. Joseph, Missouri, on April 3, 1860. Stations where the speeding riders could stop were about 10 to 15 miles apart. At certain stations, a rider could get a fresh horse. Each rider had to ride about 75 miles before the mail was passed on to the next rider. The schedule allowed eight days for a Read More Go to Site

		Founding of the Pony Express - 1860 ^Votes:0 search index by subject by year biographies books SF Activities shop museum contact -- Select a Major Online Exhibit -- 1849 California Gold Rush History of the San Francisco Fire Department Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 Who Perished List of Dead from the 1906 Earthquake 1906 Earthquake Photographs San Franciscans Survive Titanic Sinking Construction of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges 1989 San Francisco Earthquake San Franciscos Response to the Oakland Firestorm Chronology of San Francisco World War II Events Chronology of San Francisco Rock 1965-1969 When the Pony Express was in Vogue The early coaches of Wells Fargo consumed twenty days to cross from St. Joseph, Missouri, long considered a great outpost of civilization, to Sacramento. But twenty days to the merch Read More Go to Site

		History of the Pony Express ^Votes:0 History of the Pony Express THE STORY OF THE PONY EXPRESS The image of the Pony Express is of young riders galloping across the prairie. But hundreds of years ago when John Upson made his first run, he spent a lot of the riding time walking. It was April 1860, The Pony Express had a goal: deliver mail 1,966 miles between Missouri and California in less than 10 days. Today, ten days is very slow to deliver mail, but a hundred years ago ten days was very fast. Ships usually took months to cross oceans and coaches took at least 25 days to travel 1,000 miles. So a transportation company put out the call: "Wanted-young, skinny, wiry fellows, not over 20. Must be expert riders, and are willing to risk their lives for the job. Orphans preferred. Wages twenty five dollars a week." Company employee Read More Go to Site

		Hollenberg Ranch Pony Express Station ^Votes:0 Hollenberg Ranch Pony Express Station This building, constructed in 1857 by G. H. Hollenberg on his ranch here on the Oregon Trail, was a station on the Pony Express route in 1860-1861. It is believed to be the only such station which has remained unaltered on its original site. State Historic Site Washington County Historical marker on K-243 Near Hanover Washington County More Markers March 20, 2005 / Bob Walter / Wichita , Kansas / history@kslib.info Visit the Home Page for Kansas A service of the Kansas State Library Read More Go to Site

		Pony Express Home Station ^Votes:0 Ranked among the most remarkable feats to come out of the 1860 American West, the Pony Express was in service from April 1860 to November 1861. Its primary mission was to deliver mail and news between St. Joseph, Missouri, and San Francisco, California. CLICK HERE --> Please visit the Bunkhouse where you will be able to sign our guest book, post messages on the Home Station Message Board, or send e-mail to me (Tom Crews). You will also find a brief introduction to the various areas that you can explore here at the Pony Express Home Station. Please visit the the Pony Express School House. This page has been created particularly for students and teachers who wish to use the resources of the Pony Express Home Station. people have visited this site from all over the United States and from fift Read More Go to Site

		Pony Express Home Station ^Votes:0 Ranked among the most remarkable feats to come out of the 1860 American West, the Pony Express was in service from April 1860 to November 1861. Its primary mission was to deliver mail and news between St. Joseph, Missouri, and San Francisco, California. CLICK HERE --> Please visit the Bunkhouse where you will be able to sign our guest book, post messages on the Home Station Message Board, or send e-mail to me (Tom Crews). You will also find a brief introduction to the various areas that you can explore here at the Pony Express Home Station. Please visit the the Pony Express School House. This page has been created particularly for students and teachers who wish to use the resources of the Pony Express Home Station. people have visited this site from all over the United States and from fift Read More Go to Site

		Pony Express Rider ^Votes:0 If Sculptures Could Talk . . . Pony Express Rider PONY EXPRESS RIDER By Richard Bergen, 1925- West of Marysville, Kansas on Highway #36 1985 This sculpture shows Jack Kectley, the first pony express rider to make the journey from Marysville, Kansas to Sacramento, California in 1860. The pony express guaranteed to deliver letters from Missouri to California in ten dayshalf the time of the popular Overland Mail Company. Way stations were established every 10-15 miles for riders and horses to rest in order to continue the journey. In 1861, the first overland telegraph connections were completed, putting the pony express out of business. Richard Bergen is from Salinas, Kansas and has created many public sculptures for the state of Kansas. SOS4Kids Homepage ACTING OUT How Can Sculpture Co Read More Go to Site

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