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 week, mail enthusiasts, horseback riders and onlookers will celebrate the Pony Express’ 163rd anniversary with a nearly 2,000-mile trek from Old Sacramento to St. Joseph, Missouri. The National ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Pony Express ran for less than two years, but the legacy of the then-revolutionary mail service lives on in St. Joseph. The Pony Express National Museum at 914 ...

KEARNEY — As the sun rose this morning east of Fort Kearny State Historical Park, horses and riders from central Nebraska gathered in anticipation of taking their turns in an event to carry the mail ...

The words rang out Wednesday as the Pony Express rode through Carson City and into its third century. The 21st annual Re-Ride of the Pony Express took off Tuesday from Sacramento on whirlwind 10-day ...

Hundreds gathered at the Patee House on Monday afternoon for the official kick-off of the annual National Pony Express Association’s Re-Ride. Attendees were able to write commemorative letters, take ...

"The pony rider was usually a little bit of a man, brimful of spirit and endurance…ready to leap into the saddle and be off like the wind!" Mark Twain ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Leaping astride a bay mare, ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Leaping into his saddle astride a bay mare, Johnny Fry galloped out of town as a daring rider for the legendary Pony Express. Carrying saddlebags filled with 49 letters, the ...

The Pony Express national President Pam Dixon-Simmons galloped into Old Sacramento and came to a hard stop as the final rider to complete the relay of the 10-day long journey from St. Joseph, Missouri ...

Jun. 17—Hundreds gathered at the Patee House on Monday afternoon for the official kick-off of the annual National Pony Express Association's Re-Ride. Attendees were able to write commemorative letters ...