SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Before phones and the internet, the Pony Express helped deliver letters and news across the United States.
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The mail service began in 1860 and used riders on horseback to carry messages between Missouri and California. A trip that once took weeks could be completed in about 10 days.
The Pony Express only lasted about 18 months before the telegraph replaced it, but it became a symbol of determination and the country’s westward expansion. Today, it remains an important part of American history.