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2024 Pony Express Re-Ride passes through central Nebraska
OVERTON — A lone rider gallops away on a fresh horse, saddle bags securely fitted as both set off toward the west. This could just as easily be a scene from 1860, but in 2024, it was the scene of the Pony Express Re-Ride passing through Buffalo, Phelps, Gosper, Dawson and the surrounding counties as … Continued
Locals to re-ride pony express route this week
PLATTE COUNTY – A re-ride of the historic Pony Express will be conducted June 17 – 27, with 600 members of the National Pony Express Association, Inc. riding 24/7cross-country from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. The riders are divided into eight state divisions and will ride relays of one to five miles each, transferring … Continued
Postal Service Announces New Horses Stamps Burst Out of the Gate At 164th Pony Express Re-Ride
June 18, 2024 – ST JOSEPH, MO — The U.S. Postal Service on Monday dedicated its new Horses stamps at today’s kickoff for the 164th Pony Express Re-Ride, a 10-day annual event in which riders retrace the historic route from St. Joseph, MO, to Sacramento, CA. The ceremony was held at the Patee House Museum … Continued
Annual Pony Express Re-Ride returns to Casper Friday, June 21
CASPER, Wyo. — Volunteer riders with the National Pony Express Association will gallop into Casper’s National Historic Trails Interpretive Center around 1 p.m. June 21 as part of their annual recreation of the famous Pony Express mail route. According to a release from the Bureau of Land Management, the volunteers will arrive Read more..
Pony Express annual re-ride gallops into Casper Friday
Event Description CASPER, Wyo. – Visit the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center this Friday, June 21, and help us cheer on the National Pony Express Association as the annual re-ride comes to town. Riders are anticipated to arrive at the Trails Center around 1 p.m. Please note, riders may arrive earlier or later than the estimated … Continued
Embracing the romance of the Pony Express
he horse galloped into Rock Creek Station on Tuesday afternoon as more than 50 people watched the rider hand off the mail pouch to the next rider with a fresh horse during the annual Pony Express Re-ride. Every June. members of the National Pony Express Association Read more..
Northern California Postal Customer Council to Kick Off Famous Pony Express Re-Ride with Horses Postage Stamp
Join the Northern California Postal Customer Council (NCPCC) in reliving the days of the old west through a Pony Express reenactment. The ride kicks off at the start of the NCPCC general membership meeting with a history of the Pony Express followed by the Sacramento Postmaster swearing in the Pony Express rider. Read more..
History comes to life as the Pony Express rides again from St. Joseph
History came to life in front of the historic Patee House museum, the original home of the Pony Express, as the historic mail system rode again. People from near and far celebrated and sent off three riders to kick off the Pony Express re-ride, recreating the historic journey made from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, … Continued
PHOTOS: National Pony Express Association Annual Re-Ride
Over the course of ten days the National Pony Express will deliver around 1100 letters from Missouri to California by horseback. According to the National Pony Express the 1,966 mile, eight state event is conducted 24 hours a day until the mail is delivered to its destination in California. See more..
Pony Express Re-Ride sees four different generations ride
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Neb. — Kara Riggle is the fourth generation of her family to ride the Pony Express. Originally from Endicott, she started riding in the National Pony Express Re-Ride with her father before she could ride on her own in 2011. But I have been riding along many years before that, in front of my … Continued