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The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierras from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861. | [[Image:Ponyexpress.jpg]] | ||
The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierras from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861. | |||
*'''Additional Sources''' | |||
*{{FSC|548673|item|disp=Kate B. Carter ''Riders of the Pony Express'' The Pony Express Mid-Century Memorial Commission of Utah, c197}} | |||
*Myra V. Gormley, ''What Became of the Daring Young Men of the Pony Express'' Utah Genealogical Association Crossroads 2 #1 (December 2006): 2-9 FS Library 973 D25gj v.2 no. 1 | |||
*Myra V. Gormley, '' Compiled List of Pony Express Riders'' Utah Genealogical Association Crossroads 2 #1 (December 2006): 10-12 FS Library 973 D25gj v.2 no.1 | |||
*Jacqueline Lewin & Marilyn Taylor, ''On the winds of destiny : a biographical look at Pony Express riders'' St. Joseph, Missouri : Platte Purchase Pub., c2000 {{FSC|1238780|item|disp=FS Library 978 D3L}} | |||
*Merrill J. Mattes and Paul Henderson, ''The Pony Express : from St. Joseph to Fort Laramie'' St. Louis, Missouri : Patrice Press, ©1989 {{FSC|2540547|item|disp=FS Library 973 H2mat}} | |||
*{{FSC|612735|item|disp=Raymond W. Settle, Mary Lund Settle, ''Saddles and spurs : the Pony Express saga'' New York, New York : Bonanza Books, c1955}} | |||
{{Wikipedia|Pony Express}} | {{Wikipedia|Pony Express}} | ||
== Related Links == | |||
*[http://www.ponyexpress.org/ National Pony Express Museum]<br> *[http://www.nps.gov/poex/index.htm Pony Express National Historic Trails] | |||
== Links to Related Pages == | == Links to Related Pages == | ||
[[ | *[[California Trail]] | ||
*[[Central Overland Trail]] | |||
*[[Missouri History]]<br> | |||
*[[Kansas History]]<br> | |||
*[[Nebraska History]] | |||
*[[Wyoming History]]<br> | |||
*[[Utah History]] | |||
*[[Utah History]]<br> | |||
*[[California History]]<br> | |||
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