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Pony Express Museum

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Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum
Phone:
+1 816-279-5059

Hours:
Sunday11am - 4pm
Monday9am - 5pm
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, and mail. Officially operating as the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company of 1859, in 1860 it became the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company; this firm was founded by William H. Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell, all of whom were notable in the freighting business.During its 18 months of operation, it reduced the time for messages to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to about 10 days. From April 3, 1860 to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the transcontinental telegraph was established , and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the United States.
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