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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. | 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. | ||
{{Wikipedia|Pony Express}} | *'''Additional Sources''' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/548673 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 | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1238780 Jacqueline Lewin & Marilyn Taylor, ''On the winds of destiny : a biographical look at Pony Express riders'' St. Joseph, Missouri : Platte Purchase Pub., c2000 FS Library 978 D3L] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2540547 Merrill J. Mattes and Paul Henderson, ''The Pony Express : from St. Joseph to Fort Laramie'' St. Louis, Missouri : Patrice Press, ©1989 FS Library 973 H2mat] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/612735 Raymond W. Settle, Mary Lund Settle, ''Saddles and spurs : the Pony Express saga'' New York, New York : Bonanza Books, c1955] | |||
{{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 == | |||
*[[California Trail]] | |||
*[[Central Overland Trail]] | |||
*[[Missouri History]]<br> | |||
*[[Kansas History]]<br> | |||
*[[Nebraska History]] | |||
*[[Wyoming History]]<br> | |||
*[[Utah History]] | |||
*[[Utah History]]<br> | |||
*[[California History]]<br> | |||
[[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] [[Category:Missouri Migration Routes]] [[Category:Kansas Migration Routes]] [[Category:Nebraska Migration Routes]] [[Category:Wyoming Migration Routes]] [[Category:Utah Migration Routes]] [[Category:Utah Migration Routes]] [[Category:California Migration Routes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:02, 7 December 2022
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
- 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 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 FS Library 973 H2mat
- Raymond W. Settle, Mary Lund Settle, Saddles and spurs : the Pony Express saga New York, New York : Bonanza Books, c1955