The Pony Express

The Pony Express operated for only eighteen months, from April 1860 until October, 1861, delivering mail between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. It ceased operating when the transcontinental telegraph line was completed. During its brief existence, the Pony Express ...

Genoa or “Mormon Station” of the Pony Express

Near this spot stood the

Genoa or “Mormon Station”

of the Pony Express

1860 – 1861

St. Joseph, Missouri

To Sacramento, California.

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Dedicated June 9, 1934

By Citizens of Nevada.

Under Leadership Minden Rotary Club

Marker is at the intersection of Genoa Lane and Jackson Valley Road/Main Street (Nevada ...

The Pony Express - Sportsman’s Hall

California’s only Home Station where riders changed on the Pony Express trail. Here, at 8:01 A.M. on April 4, 1860, Sam Hamilton, first eastbound rider, was relieved by Warren Upson who carried the initial mail over the then storm swept ...

The Pony Express - Woodfords

During the initial five weeks of its operation in 1860, an important remount station of the famous Pony Express was located a few feet from here at Cary’s Barn.

This monument erected by the Historical Society of Alpine County.

National Pony Express ...