The Pony Express
[Map of the Pony Express route]
From April 1860 until October 1861 the famed Pony Express riders passed along the south side of the Plate River south of Big Springs. Diamond Springs station was to the southeast. Frontz and Julesburg stations were to the southwest.
Erected by George Johnson Post 275, American Legion, Big Springs
[Vertical on left] 1860 - 1861
[Vertical on right] 1960 – 1861
National Pony Express Centennial Association
Dwight D. Eisenhower – Chairman
Waddell F. Smith – President
Marvin F. Kivett, Director – Nebraska
Marker is at the intersection of Pine Street and West Second Street on Pine Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
