The Pony Express rides again, but if it rains much more the horses may have to swim. For 10 days each June, volunteer riders carry real U.S. mail on horseback across Read More…
(St. Joseph, Mo.) Each year for 10 days horses travel cross-country to commemorate The Pony Express. This year it begins in Sacramento, California and will end in St. Joseph, right where it all began in the 1800’s. The backdrop is the Patee House, and the national spotlight gives it much-desired attention. Read More…
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, June 13, the Pony Express re-ride will pass through the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper. At about 6 pm, people will see the ponies ride by in a reenactment of the historic mail system. The original Pony Express was a system where riders would deliver mail to remote…
Another year, another Pony Express Re-Ride is underway and the riders in Wyoming have taken possession of the mail. Read More……
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — From 1860 to 1861, young men ran across the United States on horseback carrying a simple leather mochila full of letters addressed to faraway homes and people from the West to the East. As they raced across various terrain Read More…
From sun-up to evening, horseback riders with a reverence for history will be galloping across Tribland June 16, keeping alive the tradition of an annual Pony Express re-ride between the Missouri River and sunny California. This year’s re-ride began June 7 in Old Sacramento, California, and is expected to end at 7 p.m. June 17…
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A rare piece of American history with ties to Vermont will go on the auction block in New York City later this month. It’s a pony express envelope that was bound for a recipient in the Green Mountain State. The pony express Read More…
Photo by: Shutterstock By: Scripps News Staff Posted at 12:04 PM, Jun 09, 2023 and last updated 11:04 AM, Jun 09, 2023 The Pony Express may be coming through your town with mail. According to the National Pony Express Association, its annual re-ride kicked off this week. It will take riders from Sacramento, California, to St. Louis, Missouri. …
ERING — “Here comes the pony!” Every year, the National Pony Express Association reignites the spirit and memory of the Pony Express during the annual Re-Ride, Read More….
With storm clouds not far behind, Pony Express re-riders ……. Read More…..
