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The Pony Express was founded in 1860 by
William Russell, Alexander Majors, and
William Waddell.
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The trail was almost
2,000 miles long.

“The creators of the Pony Express hoped to obtain the government’s million-dollar mail contract by promoting a central route of mail travel.” http://blog.wellsfargo.com/GuidedByHis tory/images/PE_10Day_large2.jpg
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“Relay of mail by horses and riders. The
Pony Express ran 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.”
• “A new rider took over every 75 to 100 miles.”
• “Horse were changed every 10 to 15 miles.”
• “Horses reached an average speed of 10 miles an hour.” http://media.web.britannica.com/ebmedia/73/106773-004-EC4D1357.jpg

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“The first rider out of St. Joseph on April 3, 1860, was Johnny Fry -- a well known rider in local horse races. Though small in stature, weighing less than
120 pounds, he was every inch a man. Fry's division ran from St. Joseph to Seneca, Kansas, a distance of eighty miles, which he covered at an average speed of twelve and a half miles per hour, including all stops.”
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• “Billy Hamilton was the first eastbound rider out of Sacramento.”
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Longest Ride- Robert
"Pony Bob" Haslam rode 370 miles in one trip.”

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$125 per month in the 1860s is equal to about
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“Although the spotlight of admiration and praise often is focused upon the Pony Express riders, their success was impossible without the humble, mostly obscure, and forgotten station keepers and stock tenders.”
The stations keepers stayed in these remote stations performing many jobs and facing much danger. This particular station is located in present day Nebraska.
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“The fastest delivery of mail by the Pony Express took 7 days and 17 hours. The message was
Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address. The speech was telegraphed to Fort Kearny, Nebraska, taken by Pony Express to Folsom, California, and telegraphed to Sacramento.” http://whitjenks.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ina ugural-address3.jpg
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• “Proved the Central Route to California was usable year round.”
• “Keeping the lines of communication open and the flow of mail going influenced
California's remaining in the Union.”
• “The government moved the Overland Mail
Company, who had the mail contract, from the southern/Butterfield Route to the Central
Route in 1861.”

• “The founders of the Pony Express spent
$700,000.00 on the Pony Express and had a $200,000.00 deficit. http://therealtimscott.com/images/Posts/Poor%20Vs%20Broke%20T he%20Real%20Reason%20You%20Have%20No%20Money.jpg

“The company failed to get the million dollar government mail contract because of political pressures and the outbreak of the Civil War.” http://www.ppc-i.com/wpcontent/themes/purevision/images/icons/no_contract_r equired2.jpg

“The Transcontinental Telegraph was completed on October 24, 1861. This date is considered the official end of the
Pony Express.” http://zondervan.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54fc7cbdb883401676287f499970b-800wi

Works Cited
“
History .” ponyexpress.org
Web. 1 April 1 2012.
“Pony Express History.” officialponyexpress.org Web. 1 April 2012.
“Pony Express: Quick Facts.” historyday.crf.org
Web. 1 April 2012.
“Pony Express Ride, 1861.” eyewitnesshistory.com
Web. 1 April 2012.