Reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the United States, it’s clear our nation’s past includes lots and lots of interesting history that occured in Marshall County, which dates to the highly tense period of pre-Civil War days, known as Bleeding Kansas. Local high school history classes should largely be devoted to learning American history throug…
Tuesday’s annual Pony Express Reride through Marysville paused to pay tribute to a longtime local rider. Mike Pacha, who died at age 88 in January, was remembered as one of the founding members of the Kansas Division of the National Pony Express Association, which holds the annual reride across the eight states of the Pony…
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(KNZA)–The annual Pony Express Re-Ride will travel through Kansas Monday, June 15, and Tuesday, June 16, with riders retracing portions of the original trail in a tribute to the routes and riders that helped shape the nation ahead of the U.S. semiquincentennial. Organizers say the re-ride will cross northeastern Kansas through communities that once served…
he annual Pony Express Reride will be traveling through Kansas June 15 and 16. Featured stops include Horton, the Seneca Pony Express Museum, the Marysville Pony Express Museum and Barn and Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site near Hanover. Kansas route highlights: • St. Joseph, Mo., bridge, Elwood — Monday, June 15, about 3:30…
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THE LAST ORIGINAL PONY EXPRESS STATION HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT Marysville’s Pony Express Barn preserves what countless other historical sites have lost – authenticity. Built in 1861, this structure served as a crucial stop for daring riders carrying mail across the frontier. Unlike reconstructions found elsewhere, you can touch the actual walls where exhausted riders…
Hiawatha World Pollock Pines, CA – May 20, 2025 – The powerful legacy of the Pony Express continues on Friday, June 20, 2025, as the Kansas Division of the National Pony Express Association (NPEA) takes the reins from the Nebraska Division at the Nebraska/Kansas state line, launching an exciting day of history, heritage, and horsemanship.…
A major restoration project has begun on the historic 1859 stone horse barn at the Pony Express Museum in Marysville, with completion expected by August. Led by BHS Construction of Manhattan, the project involves replacing deteriorated masonry using historically accurate mortar. Funding includes $100,000 grants from both the Kansas Department of Commerce and the Heritage…
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