The annual re-ride of the historic Pony Express mail service will be conducted June 10-21 by the National Pony Express Association. The event, celebrating 165 years of “the Pony,” will start in Sacramento and end in St. Joseph, Mo., traveling west to east this year. Personal letters and Commemorative letters will be carried in a…
…..The Pony Express Bronze, crafted by Scott Rogers of Scott Rogers Sculpting, was installed on Feb. 11. Inspired by Silveyville’s halfway house monument, the 80% life-sized Pony Express Rider, according to Brusa, captures Dixon’s historic contribution connecting the continental East to West due to the California Gold Rush…… Read More….
The 2024 Pony Express Re-ride has concluded after riders rode into Old Sacramento on Thursday, June 27 at 4:30 p.m. The journey was just as the original riders did from 1860-1861, 10 days and almost 2,000 miles to deliver mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Read More..
The National Pony Express is riding once again along its historic trail, just before noon on Thursday, the re-ride made its way through Folsom, where riders were greeted by spectators who gathered outside of the Folsom History Museum to see history re-enacted. Read more…
The Pony Express national President Pam Dixon-Simmons galloped into Old Sacramento and came to a hard stop as the final rider to complete the relay of the 10-day long journey from St. Joseph, Missouri. The 46th annual “re-ride” of the Pony Express re-lived how the private mail service once relayed thousands of letters… Read more….
The Pony Express national President Pam Dixon-Simmons galloped into Old Sacramento and came to a hard stop as the final rider to complete the relay of the 10-day long journey from St. Joseph, Missouri. Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/history/article289565916.html#storylink=cpy Read more..
(FOX40.COM) — Fans of the Old West and the iconic Pony Express may want to try and make it into Old Sacramento on Thursday afternoon. After riders set off from St. Joseph, Missouri on June 17, the 2024 Pony Express re-ride will reach its terminus at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Old Sacramento Pony…
After a round-the-clock trek from St. Joseph, Missouri, the annual Pony Express Re-ride is scheduled to arrive in Folsom this Thursday, June 27. The National Pony Express Association recreates the Pony Express in a commemorative re-ride over 10 days each June. 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..
Most people who have driven the segment of U.S. Highway 50 from Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe have probably felt the frustration of slowing down to 35 mph thanks to traffic or icy roads. But in 1860, going 30 mph would have been the top speed on the road — and it would have only…
