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Annual Pony Express Re-Ride stopping at Fort Kearny next week
KEARNEY — The annual Pony Express Re-ride will be in the Kearney area next Wednesday. Members of the National Pony Express Association commemorate the Pony Express with a 1,966-mile ride — 24 hours a day — through eight states over 10 days. The two public viewing stops in Nebraska will be at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday … Continued
Artillery at Fort Sedgwick- 1865
Part 1 of 2 Developed during the 1830’s, the Mountain Howitzer packed considerable firepower in a small package. The cannon was never very popular in the east during the Civil War where it was no match against the much larger guns then in use. However, out west against the Indians, it was valued for its maneuverability … Continued
Pony Express Re-ride set for June 10-20
The Pony Express will ride again across the American West. A re-run of the famed mail service will be June 10-20 by the National Pony Express Association. Commemorative letters and personal mail will be carried by horse and rider relays from the Missouri River to the Sacramento River. The first rider departs the Patee House … Continued
Pony Express Rides Again
The Pony Express will Ride again across the American West. A Re-run of the famed mail Sevice will be done June 10-20, 2019, by the National Pony Express Association (NPEA). Read More…
PX Re-ride pony to gallop in around 9 a.m. Tuesday
A breakfast will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Pony Express Barn Museum alley during the Pony Express re-ride. The re-ride is expected to arrive in Marysville at 9 a.m. Read More …
See Pony Express re-ride at Rock Creek Station and Fort Kearny state historical parks
LINCOLN, Neb. – Watch the Pony Express ride again June 11-12 at two Nebraska state historical parks. Read More
Pony Express rides again
The Pony Express will ride again June 11 and 12 at two Nebraska state historical parks. Each year, members of the National Pony Express Association recreate the Pony Express by carrying letters over the original trail in a commemorative ride over a 10-day period. The 1,966-mile, eight-state event is conducted 24 hours a day until … Continued
PONY EXPRESS STATIONS, PART 8: THE NORTHERN ROUTE (STILLWATER DOGLEG)
Beyond Fort Churchill and Buckland’s Station through the area now known as Churchill County, the history of the Pony Express Stations becomes a confusing mess. Captain James H. Simpson blazed a trail across central Nevada that roughly follows U.S. Highway 50 across Nevada and Utah in 1859 and 1860. This became known as the Simpson … Continued
Pony Express Stations, Part 7: Fort Churchill
The previous Pony Express station I told about in this series was Buckland’s Station. It served as a Pony Express station for just a short time between April 3, 1860, until the Pyramid Lake Indian War started about May 12, 1860. For the next two months, service on the Pony Express was disrupted by periodic … Continued