Sometimes the most extraordinary moments happen right outside your front door. As a former city girl who moved to Dayton just three years ago, I never imagined that one day I would step out onto my front porch and find myself standing along one of the most historic routes in the American West, surrounded by…
Jillian Wolgast of Fallon carries the America 250 commemorative flag as the annual Pony Express Re-Ride arrives at historic Cold Springs Station about 7 p.m. Tuesday. Moments later, the Pony Express mochila continued west through Churchill County on its journey to California. Author: Photo by Bob Clifford The pounding of hooves echoed across the Nevada…
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To mark America’s 250th birthday, we are revisiting key moments on Nevada history that had an impact on the country as a whole. Nevada is the driest state in America, tucked in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada along its western edge. It’s also among the most mountainous, with 272 mountain ranges dividing up…
The annual Pony Express re-ride is currently underway! Each year, old west mail enthusiasts don their red shirts, saddle up their horses and trace the original Pony Express route from California to Missouri. The ride takes ten days total, with riders riding both day and night. The Pony Express hand-off in Carson City will take…
On Wednesday afternoon, around 50 or so people who gathered at South Curry and West 2nd streets got to witness the Pony Express Re-Ride. The annual event, which commemorates the original Pony Express from 1860-61, this year included for the first time an additional rider carrying an American flag to honor the nation’s 250th anniversary.…
There wasn’t a courthouse in Genoa 165 years ago when the Pony Express had just completed its first year riding through town with the mail from St. Louis to Sacramento. On Wednesday, Re-Rider Arthur Johnson rode Sandy into town right on time, carrying a U.S. flag, with a long line of cars behind him. Johnson…
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The National Pony Express Re-Ride is making its way through the region, giving residents a chance to watch a piece of American history pass by on horseback. The annual ride travels through eight states, including Nevada, following the historic Pony Express route. The original mail service operated from 1860 to 1861,…
On Wednesday afternoon, around 50 or so people who gathered at South Curry and West 2nd streets got to witness the Pony Express Re-Ride. The annual event, which commemorates the original Pony Express from 1860-61, this year included for the first time an additional rider carrying an American flag to honor the nation’s 250th anniversary.…
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The National Pony Express Re-Ride is making its way through the region, giving residents a chance to watch a piece of American history pass by on horseback. The annual ride travels through eight states, including Nevada, following the historic Pony Express route. The original mail service operated from 1860 to 1861,…
