Pony Express Route
Coast to coast mail in 10 days!
The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company. During its 18 months of operation, the Pony Express reduced the time for messages to travel between the east and west US coast to about 10 days. It became the west's most direct means of east–west communication before the first transcontinental telegraph was established (October 24, 1861), and was vital for tying the new U.S. state of California with the rest of the United States. Despite a heavy subsidy, the Pony Express was not a financial success and went bankrupt in 18 months, when a faster telegraph service was established. ~Wikipedia
Poster from the Pony Express, advertising fast mail delivery to San Francisco.
Date: 1860
Source: Wikipedia
Title: Pony express route April 3, 1860 - October 24, 1861
Contributor Names:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
Driggs, Howard R. (Howard Roscoe), 1873-1963.
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Created / Published: 1951
Library of Congress: 2004629249
10 days. Wow! What a different world we live in. Now it only takes 6 or 7 days for our mail to get from Astoria to Portland.