Pony Express National Historic Trail

New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM

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Address:National Trails Regions 6|7|8, Pony Express National Historic Trail, 1100 Old Santa Fe Trail · Santa Fe, NM · 87505

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It is hard to believe that young men once rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to California in the unprecedented time of only 10 days. This relay system along the Pony Express National Historic Trail in eight states was the most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph.

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The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company.

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