Pony Express
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The Pony Express was a mail delivering service started on April 3, 1860. It ended on October 26, 1861.[2] It would normally deliver mail in about 10 days.[3]
| Public company | |
| Fate | Completion of Telegraph. |
| Founded | April 3, 1860 |
| Founder | Alexander Majors, William B. Waddell, and William Hepburn Russell[1] |
| Defunct | October 26, 1861 |
| Website | nationalponyexpress |
Shutdown
On October 24, 1861, the telegraph was completed. It sent messages faster than the Pony Express.[4] The Pony Express shut down shortly after the telegraph was completed. It only lasted two days after the telegraph was first made.[5]
Pony Express Media
Pony Express advertisement
Pony Express postmark, 1860, westbound
Pony Express Stables in St. Joseph, Missouri
The B.F. Hastings building in Sacramento, California, western terminus of the Pony Express
Illustrated Map of Pony Express Route in 1860by William Henry Jackson~ Courtesy the Library of Congress ~The Pony Express mail route, April 3, 1860 – October 24, 1861; reproduction of Jackson illustration issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Pony Express founding on April 3, 1960. Reproduction of Jackson's map issued by the Union Pacific Railroad Company. 
Pony Express Marker along the South Platte River in western Nebraska on US 30 (Lincoln Hwy)
Pony Express stamp 2 - 1$
Postmarks on Pony Express mail
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References
- ↑ "Founders".
- ↑ "History: Pony Express".
- ↑ "History & Culture - Pony Express National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)".
- ↑ "Lucky jet игра в 1win | Основные правила и особенности краш-игры | Прибыльные стратегии и тактики".
- ↑ "Pony Express Historical Timeline | Pony Express Museum - St. Joseph, MO". Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2020-01-30.