print email comment close Pony Express URL: http://www.xphomestation.com/ Description: Dedicated to the Pony Express riders who carried the mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, covering the almost 2,000 miles in ten days. This short-lived service [April 1860 to November 1861] is part of the legend of the American West. There is a list of Riders ; a copy of the Oath each rider was required to take; salaries; the stations; a detailed map of the Trail ; biographical information about the founders; links to Museums; a list of contemporary newspaper articles; information about the National Pony Express Association ; and much more. Author: Crews, Tom Library of Congress Subject Headings: Pony Express West (U.S.) -- History LII Database Information: Record 13133 created by Marcia Coudyser on 01/07/2000 Last modification on 04/21/2001 Published: 01/07/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13133