The weather was hot, dry and windy Wednesday afternoon as a lone rider traveled South Curry Street heading to Jacks Valley for the annual Pony Express Re-Ride. That a Red Flag Warning for wildland fire had gone into effect seemed to heighten the western-era historical reenactment. “Each June, members of the National Pony Express Association…
CARSON CITY, Nev. — More than 150 years since the Pony Express was created, allowing people to send letters across the country, it was back in Carson City Wednesday for one of the final legs of this year’s annual re-ride. Read more…
The annual Pony Express Re-ride, a re-enactment of the original Pony Express Route that spanned nearly 2,000 miles passing through what are now seven western states, returns to the Carson City area on Wednesday, June 26. Read more..
PUBLIC INVITED TO WITNESS EXCHANGES, PARTICIPATE IN RELATED ACTIVITIES AT FOLSOM HISTORY MUSEUM The National Pony Express is on the Historic Pony Express Trail once again, trekking from St. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento and Folsom will be one of its many stops along the way with three different riders making exchanges in the city limits…
The Pony Express Re-ride is scheduled to pass through Carson Valley on its way to Stateline Wednesday. The annual re-enactment of the Pony Express started Monday in St. Joseph, Mo., and rides west this year, arriving in Old Sacramento on Thursday. Read more..
Even though the Pony Express was in operation for only 18 months between April 1860 and October 1861, it is synonymous with the Old West. In the era before easy mass communication, the Pony Express was the thread that tied East to West. That bit of history is still reenacted each year during the Pony…
Wednesday, June 25 Annual Re-Ride of the Pony Express Trail The National Pony Express Association will be conducting its Annual Re-Ride of the Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph Missouri, to Sacramento, California, June 17 – 27, 2024. The ride is scheduled to depart Nevada/California Stateline (South Lake Tahoe) Wednesday, June 25, 5:30 p.m. Note: Anyone…
The Pony Express National Re-Ride is bringing history to life, following the route over which mail was delivered by horseback in 1860 and 1861. The National Pony Express Association rallies volunteers each June to hit the historic trail which Pony Express riders once followed. The 2024 endeavor is planned from June 17 to 27, 24…
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