Mile 2207: Western Terminus
"Great Place to visit the Pony Express Trail and discover its history- Old Town Sacramento! The Pony Express Terminal, also known as the B. F. Hastings Bank Building, was one of…
Mile 1005: Three Crossings Station
"Incredibly, there are places that are now less developed in the Western United States than when the Pony Express went through over 150 years ago! Pictured below is Three Crossings…
Mile 1948: Sand Springs Station
"While some Pony Express stations were located in pre-existing buildings (on ranches, in stage stations, etc.), others had to be built from the ground up. What was it like to…
Mile 1915: Cold Springs Station
"[D]uring the Pyramid Lake War, three Pony Express riders were killed by Paiute warriors . . . One of them, Jose Zowgaltz, was Hispanic. He was ambushed as he crossed the…
Mile 1311: Mountain Dell Station
"Pony express stations were usually not just Pony stations. Such as was the case with Mountain Dell Station, near the head of today's Little Dell Reservoir. It served as a…
“Buffalo Bill” Cody
"William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody claims to have been a Pony Express rider around the Julesburg area, but this is unlikely. In Alexander Major's autobiography (one of the Pony Express's founders),…
Mile 708: Horse Creek Station
"This unassuming waterway [Horse Creek] is entwined with the history of the national historic trails. In 1851, it was the location of a historic conference where nearly 10,000 American Indians,…
Mile 777: Bitter Cottonwood Station
"Mystery and murder at Bitter Cottonwood Station in Wyoming! Pony Express station keepers did not lead an easy life. For most, danger lurked around every corner. And sometimes it came…
Mile 1078: Pacific Springs
"Pacific Springs is a marshy area just beyond South Pass in Wyoming. Seemingly unassuming, it was the first source of water for riders on the western side of the continental…
Mile 0: The Patee House
"The Patee House was a 140 room luxury hotel that was built in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1858. Beginning in 1860, its first floor served as the eastern terminus of…
Mile 2135: Sportsman’s Hall
"Sportsman's Hall was California's only Home Station. It was frequently called the Twelve Mile House and sometimes simply referred to as 'The Hall.' It was opened in 1852 by Scotland…
Mile 1948: Sand Springs Station
"Sand Springs Station [is] about 20 miles east of Fallon. This Pony Express Station was built in 1860, yet many of its walls still stand. After the station was abandoned,…
California Mustangs
"'The worst imps of Satan in the business. The only way I could master them was to throw them and get a rope around each foot and stake them out,…
Mile 671: Ficklin Station
"Did you know Ficklin's Springs Station in Nebraska was named after Benjamin F. Ficklin, who was the route superintendent, or general manager, for the entire Pony Express route? Ficklin also…
Mile 1432: Simpson Springs
"Simpson's Springs, which was named after explorer Captain James H. Simpson. Excellent water made this location a great spot for a Pony Express Station. The current station building at the…