SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Before phones and the internet, the Pony Express helped deliver letters and news across the United States. Shreveport fun run to mark America’s 250th anniversary 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…
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…
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GREEN RIVER — The Green River Parks and Recreation Department has announced the 2026 Flaming Gorge Days award winners for best float, best non-floats, mayor’s choice and people’s choice. Best Float Golden Hour Senior Center Green River High School Cheer Best Non-Float Pony Express Island Richards for Commissioner Read More …
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…
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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.…
Over ten days which spanned into last week, riders and horses brought a mochila with mail from St. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento, California. This journey across 8 states followed the original Pony Express trail. The Pony Express was developed in 1860 as a faster way to get mail to the west of the U.S. but…
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…
