Charles “Chuck” Sams III Confirmed as Director of the National Park Service Courtesy Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Charles “Chuck” Sams III was confirmed by the Senate as Director of the National Park Service on Thursday, November 18. Sams is a tribal citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla and will be the first person…
The Pony Express Rides into Old Sacramento Saturday, December 11th The Christmas Card Ride is back this year! The run will take place on Saturday, December 11th with riders departing from the Folsom History Museum at 10 am then ending their ride at the Sacramento History Museum around 3:35pm that afternoon. Time is approximate so…
High Plains Christmas made its return with a full slate of events on Saturday at the Legacy of the Plains Museum. The museum offered a soup or hot dog lunch, wagon and carriage rides and cowboy coffee. When the clock struck noon, Pony Express rider Casey Debus made her grand entrance to pick up children’s…
The Central Nebraska Pony Express rides again on Dec. 11. Those wishing to can address Christmas cards to friends or family anywhere in the world, affix the appropriate postage and deposit cards in the Pony Express Mailbox at Wilson Public Library in Cozad, the Gothenburg Public Library or the Gothenburg State Bank in Brady now…
Pathways Across America is the only national publication devoted to the news and issues of America’s national scenic and historic trails. Read about the Utah Sign Project HERE, on page 8
Conservation easements on nearly 1,800 acres including two historic ranch properties could be done by next summer. Bureau of Land Management Carson City District Director Ken Collum told county commissioners on Thursday that documents required to prepare a purchase agreement for 420 acres on the Van Sickle Station Ranch. Dating back to the early years…
For an 18-month span from 1860 to 1861, one of the quickest and most reliable ways to send mail across the United States was via the Pony Express. With a roughly 2,000-mile route stretching from Sacramento, California, to Saint Joseph, Missouri, the mail service employed relays of riders who would make the ten-day journey, rain or…
………….. The Pony Express Museum, and the Saint Joseph Museums will be two of the participating museums nationwide, featuring activities for all ages to enjoy…….. Read More…………
…………..Some 160 years ago, John and Jeremiah Gilman’s “road ranch” southeast of present-day Brady was one of the best-known Lincoln County (Nebraska) oases along the Oregon-California Trail. Nothing remains of the cabins, stables and Pony Express station where the Nebraska City brothers planted roots in 1859 rather than continue to Colorado’s gold fields………….. Read…
………….. This section of the Sierra Nevada is a historic one, as the first California State Highway was created in 1896 when the state took over the Lake Tahoe Wagon Road which transported travelers over the mountains to Virginia City after silver was discovered. Way stations were built along the road to house first the Pony…
