The Pony Express only lasted 18 months, but the mail delivery service remains one of the most enduring icons of the American West — its story told in dime novels and in Westerns like the 1990s TV show ...

This is a day when a legend of the Old West began: The first Pony Express riders set out 150 years ago today from San Francisco and St. Joseph, Mo. The Pony Express, which brought the news and the ...

There is something timeless in the sound of a horse’s hooves on the Wyoming prairie, the heat of the sun beating on a dusty rider as she crests a hill. While men may have penned the history of the ...

The Hashknife Pony Express is the world's only Pony Express route still sanctioned by the U.S. Postal Service More than 20 riders will travel 200 miles on horseback from Holbrook to Scottsdale on Jan.

Introduction: a splendid moment in history -- Conquering the great expanse -- Young men and mustangs -- The ride that launched a legend -- Over prairie and plain -- Along the Platte -- Along the ...

As he rode south on a Carson City street Tuesday, Pony Express rider Jason Royer let out a holler and brought his horse Moose to a stop at the intersection with Third Street, to exchange the historic ...

STERLING — Sterling Public Library provided an escape from the cold weather on Monday with a Valentine Tea. Approximately 35 people attended the event. During this special event, participants were ...

Pony Express Days in Eagle Mountain started as a small parade that circled the town’s roundabout with a few activities at Pony Express Park and the rodeo grounds. Like the city itself, Pony Express ...

For a brief period in 1860 and 1861, the mail delivery service reduced the time it took to carry messages from Missouri to California to just 10... How The Pony Express Galloped Into History The Pony ...

Out here, miles from nowhere, one doesn't need much of an imagination to visualize "Pony Bob" Haslam galloping by on his horse while being pursued by Indians. As the story goes, Haslam rode a record ...