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The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the North American continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast, operating from April 1860 to November 1861.
Messages were carried on horseback relay across the prairies, plains, deserts, and mountains of the western United States. It briefly reduced the time for mail to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to around ten days.
The Pony Express competed with another fast mail line across the continent, the Butterfield Stage, which began operations in 1857. By traveling a slightly shorter route and using mounted riders rather than stagecoaches, the founders of the Pony Express hoped to establish their service as a faster and more reliable conduit for the mail and win away the Butterfield Stage's exclusive government mail contract.
History
The first successful Pony Express run left Saint Joseph, Missouri on April 3, 1860, and arrived in Sacramento, California on April 13. (There were routes that ran from the official Pony Express route to San Diego, California and points north and south along the route). The mayor of St. Joseph, M. Jeff Thompson, presided over the ceremony inaugurating the first ride. Johnny Fry was the first west bound rider leaving St Joseph. William Hepburn Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell are known as the founders, owners, and operators of the Pony Express. Benjamin Franklin Ficklin was among the primary partners. Ficklin left the company due to a conflict that arose with another partner during the first year of operation. More on [ Pony Express ]
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Mettadore (John Metta) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:26:34 -0000
The Pony Express: When it absolutely, positively has to be there in three or four months or so. #mst3k
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Tirial (Tirial) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:18:05 -0000
@mrcohn What about the pony express?
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smubuzztap (SMU Mustangs Buzz) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:16:36 -0000
Mustang Maniancs (Rivals) >> The Pony Express: Friday, October 16th http://bit.ly/DL9zJ
Pony express trail or Oregon trail?
jamesapollo (James Apollo) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:09:13 -0000
Pony express trail or Oregon trail?
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Natasha in Hell's kitchen - m4w (Midtown West) 42yr: We met at Pony Express, you were with your Peruvian.. http://bit.ly/vzRJJ #misdme
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The Pony Express: When it absolutely, positively has to be there in three or four months or so. #mst3k
Mettadore (John Metta) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:26:34 -0000
The Pony Express: When it absolutely, positively has to be there in three or four months or so. #mst3k
@mrcohn What about the pony express?
Tirial (Tirial) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:18:05 -0000
@mrcohn What about the pony express?
Mustang Maniancs (Rivals) >> The Pony Express: Friday, October 16th http://bit.ly/DL9zJ
smubuzztap (SMU Mustangs Buzz) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:16:36 -0000
Mustang Maniancs (Rivals) >> The Pony Express: Friday, October 16th http://bit.ly/DL9zJ
Pony express trail or Oregon trail?
jamesapollo (James Apollo) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:09:13 -0000
Pony express trail or Oregon trail?
Natasha in Hell's kitchen - m4w (Midtown West) 42yr: We met at Pony Express, you were with your Peruvian.. http://bit.ly/vzRJJ #misdme
NYCM4W (NYC M4W) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:33:29 -0000
Natasha in Hell's kitchen - m4w (Midtown West) 42yr: We met at Pony Express, you were with your Peruvian.. http://bit.ly/vzRJJ #misdme
Mit gröÃster Verzückung in meinen Gehörgängen: Black Pony Express -LOVE IN A COLD PLACE- :-))))
die_Sascha (die Sascha) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:17:21 -0000
Mit größster Verzückung in meinen Gehörgängen: Black Pony Express -LOVE IN A COLD PLACE- :-))))
Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments - A government funded organization assisting the counties of Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth with issues including: planning, zoning, grants, health, and waste disposal.
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