he horse galloped into Rock Creek Station on Tuesday afternoon as more than 50 people watched the rider hand off the mail pouch to the next rider with a fresh horse during the annual Pony Express Re-ride. Every June. members of the National Pony Express Association Read more..
Join the Northern California Postal Customer Council (NCPCC) in reliving the days of the old west through a Pony Express reenactment. The ride kicks off at the start of the NCPCC general membership meeting with a history of the Pony Express followed by the Sacramento Postmaster swearing in the Pony Express rider. Read more..
History came to life in front of the historic Patee House museum, the original home of the Pony Express, as the historic mail system rode again. People from near and far celebrated and sent off three riders to kick off the Pony Express re-ride, recreating the historic journey made from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento,…
Over the course of ten days the National Pony Express will deliver around 1100 letters from Missouri to California by horseback. According to the National Pony Express the 1,966 mile, eight state event is conducted 24 hours a day until the mail is delivered to its destination in California. See more..
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Neb. — Kara Riggle is the fourth generation of her family to ride the Pony Express. Originally from Endicott, she started riding in the National Pony Express Re-Ride with her father before she could ride on her own in 2011. But I have been riding along many years before that, in front of my…
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The Pony Express rides again! Three riders on horseback set off from northwest Missouri’s St. Joseph on Monday and will be replaced by other riders and horses over the next nine days, all the way to Sacramento, California, Read More..
History came to life in front of the historic Patee House museum, the original home of the Pony Express, as the historic mail system rode again. People from near and far celebrated and sent off three riders to kick off the Pony Express re-ride, recreating the historic journey made from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento,…
The annual Pony Express Re-Ride is underway, and today volunteers entered Nebraska as they carry mail from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. The riders are expected to make a stop Thursday at the Scotts Bluff National Monument, where people can take photos and even drop off a letter to be delivered. Read More…
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new Horses stamps today at the kickoff for the 164th annual Pony Express Re-Ride. The event, held at the Patee House Museum, celebrates the historic mail route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. Read More….
