Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Pony Express - Photos

Map of the Pony Express route, covered in 10 days

The Diamond Springs, Nebraska Pony Express station, while in use

Statues and cut-outs of Pony Express riders travel beside today's highways

Reprint of one of the original flyers seeking riders


The mochila, the special mail-pouch blanket that was switched from 
horse to horse - the rider's weight kept it in place.  All four
pouches had small padlocks attached to keep the mail safe.

Pony Express relay station at Simpson Springs, Utah today

This is the Hollenberg Pony Express station at Hanover, Kansas.
It is the only completely unchanged Pony Express station still in
existence (built in 1857), and is a living and working museum - 
a part of the National Park Service.

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