pony express
a former system in the American West of carrying mail and express by relays of riders mounted on ponies, especially the system operating (1860–61) between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
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Revel in Wild West lore at the pony express National Museum and Jesse James Home Museum in St Joseph, just outside KC.
The pony express stopped galloping in the mid-1800s, and the train system was booming.
The Strange Arrows That Point the Way Across America | Nina Strochlic | December 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the second election of President Lincoln the news was brought across the continent by pony express.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison LymanThis is one of the longest and best ridden pony express journeys ever made.
Seventy Years on the Frontier | Alexander MajorsThe pony express, therefore, was not only an important, but a daring and romantic enterprise.
Seventy Years on the Frontier | Alexander Majors
It was during the sixties that the telegraph was established across the continent, following in the track of the pony express.
Seventy Years on the Frontier | Alexander MajorsWhen the first call came for volunteers by way of the pony express, Benito and Adrian talked of enlisting.
Port O' Gold | Louis John Stellman
British Dictionary definitions for pony express
(in the American West) a system of mail transport that employed relays of riders and mounts, esp that operating from Missouri to California in 1860–61
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Cultural definitions for Pony Express
A system of mail service by relays of riders on horses, established in 1860 between Missouri and California, through the Rocky Mountains. It operated for only a year and a half, until a telegraph line eliminated the need for it.
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