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[KPCW] The historic Echo Canyon Church will open its 2025 summer lecture series

“Echo, at the mouth of Echo Canyon, is basically the gateway to Summit County and Utah,” Morrison said on KPCW’s “Local News Hour” Tuesday. “It’ s the site of the Pony Express and the Lincoln Highway and the Mormon pioneers and mountain men. People that came to Utah pretty much came through that corridor. So, … Continued

[Park Record] Pony Express re-rides celebrate 165th anniversary of cross-country mail delivery

The Pony Express rides again. To celebrate the mail service’s 165th anniversary, the National Pony Express Association has recruited branch members from across the country to participate in the commemorative ride from Sacramento, California, to St. Joseph, Missouri. The ride starts at 2 p.m. California time today (June 11) and is scheduled to end at … Continued

Pony Express to hit stops in Utah on commemorative ride of historic route

SALT LAKE CITY — Riders with the National Pony Express Association embarked on a “re-ride” of the historic and legendary route starting in St. Joseph, Missouri, and its riders are scheduled to hit eight different locations in Utah on Sunday.   Read more…

Sandy mayor set to recreate Pony Express history in modern Utah

Youtube news documentary about Sandy mayor riding the Pony Express.   Fox 13 News feature. See more….

Pony Express Re-Ride Brings a Piece of History Back to Life

Eagle Mountain exchange by Utah Riders,    Click here for TV Report  

The Pony Express returns to Utah, riders carry 1,000 letters to Wyoming

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — From 1860 to 1861, young men ran across the United States on horseback carrying a simple leather mochila full of letters addressed to faraway homes and people from the West to the East. As they raced across various terrain   Read More…

Remembering the Pony Express and Salt Lake’s role in its history

SALT LAKE CITY — Cindy Toone glanced over as a light-rail train car buzzed through Main Street in front of her Friday, quickly comparing it to a revolutionary idea from over 150 years ago. “It could be said that the Pony Express was the first rapid transit, the first fast mail line across the continent,” … Continued

National Pony Express Rides through Salt Lake City

Utah Sign Project Story in the Fall 2021 Pathways Across America

Pathways Across America is the only national publication devoted to the news and issues of America’s national scenic and historic trails. Read about the Utah Sign Project   HERE, on page 8  

The Pony Express rides again

Mike Luers, the man in charge of treating the Snyderville Basin’s wastewater, found himself alone in the west Utah desert at 3 a.m. last week, sitting on a horse and waiting to pick up the mail.  Continue Reading….