CASPER — The donation of a $1.5 million Pony Express collection could jump-start a multimillion-dollar project that would make the Fort Caspar Museum a national draw for fans of the famously brief 18-month Western mail service.

Casper City Council on Tuesday gave a thumbs up to accept the donation from the late Joe Nardone, a California collector who wanted his collection of Pony Express history, art and archives to find a historically appropriate home.   Read more…