PRESS ARCHIVE
2023
Pony Express Re-Ride: “We’ve Got 500 Miles And 56 Hours To Get Across Wyoming”
The Pony Express rides again, but if it rains much more the horses may have to swim. For 10 days each June, volunteer riders carry real U.S. mail on horseback across Read More…
Pony Express rides again, while Patee House requests community support
(St. Joseph, Mo.) Each year for 10 days horses travel cross-country to commemorate The Pony Express. This year it begins in Sacramento, California and will end in St. Joseph, right where it all began in the 1800’s. The backdrop is the Patee House, and the national spotlight gives it much-desired attention. Read More…
Pony Express re-ride comes to Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, June 13, the Pony Express re-ride will pass through the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper. At about 6 pm, people will see the ponies ride by in a reenactment of the historic mail system. The original Pony Express was a system where riders would deliver mail to remote … Continued
THE EXCITING PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDE HAS ENTERED WYOMING
Another year, another Pony Express Re-Ride is underway and the riders in Wyoming have taken possession of the mail. Read More……
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…
Pony Express re-riders to cross Tribland June 16
From sun-up to evening, horseback riders with a reverence for history will be galloping across Tribland June 16, keeping alive the tradition of an annual Pony Express re-ride between the Missouri River and sunny California. This year’s re-ride began June 7 in Old Sacramento, California, and is expected to end at 7 p.m. June 17 … Continued
Rare pony express envelope that was bound for Vt. gallops toward auction block
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A rare piece of American history with ties to Vermont will go on the auction block in New York City later this month. It’s a pony express envelope that was bound for a recipient in the Green Mountain State. The pony express Read More…
Pony Express is delivering mail again
Photo by: Shutterstock By: Scripps News Staff Posted at 12:04 PM, Jun 09, 2023 and last updated 11:04 AM, Jun 09, 2023 The Pony Express may be coming through your town with mail. According to the National Pony Express Association, its annual re-ride kicked off this week. It will take riders from Sacramento, California, to St. Louis, Missouri. … Continued
Pony Express Re-Ride to stop at Scotts Bluff National Monument June 14
ERING — “Here comes the pony!” Every year, the National Pony Express Association reignites the spirit and memory of the Pony Express during the annual Re-Ride, Read More….
Pony Express Re-ride continues into Nevada
With storm clouds not far behind, Pony Express re-riders ……. Read More…..