The National Pony Express Association annual re-ride came through Churchill County June 25-26 making stops along the way which included Cold Springs Station, Sand Mountain and Fort Churchill. The ...

The annual Pony Express Re-Ride is set to depart June 15, on its nearly 2,000-mile journey in honor of one of the most iconic ...

AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, A PART OF THE OLD WEST HAS RETURNED TO ITS ROOTS. THE PONY EXPRESS IS NOW BACK. YEAH. MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL PONY EXPRESS ASSOCIATION SET OUT ON A COMMEMORATIVE RIDE FROM OLD ...

Across the West are remnants of historic trails, wagon roads, emigrant routes and what’s left of dreams in dry places. In the 19th century, Americans traversed our country on horseback and in wagons, ...

Eight miles may not seem like a great distance to a motorist or bicyclist, but to pooped-out horses who raced daily over the rugged Sierra carrying bags of mail, subtracting that distance meant extra ...

There was an awful lot of distance between what had been the Western frontier — Missouri and Iowa — and the new Pacific coast states of California and Oregon. It could take three months or longer to ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Many people still visit the original Pony Express station in Gothenburg to learn about the colorful history surrounding the effort to get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to ...

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 are celebrating the Pony Express’ 163rd anniversary with a nearly 2,000-mile trek from Old Sacramento, Calif., to St. Joseph, Mo. The ...