First run of Pony Express

April 3 ‘Walk, Run, or Gallop’

April 3rd, 1860 began the the first trip of the Pony Express from Missouri to California. The horses and their riders had 308 runs, and traveled over 61,600 miles to deliver the mail. I have the book “The Pony Express” by Samuel Hopkins Adams, 1950. Landmark Books published great books about “the American story.” ThisContinue reading “April 3 ‘Walk, Run, or Gallop’”