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pony express

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pony express
n.
A system of rapid mail transportation by relays of horses that operated from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in 1860-1861.
pony express
n
(Historical Terms) (in the American West) a system of mail transport that employed relays of riders and mounts, esp that operating from Missouri to California in 1860-61
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Noun1.pony express - express mail carried by relays of riders on horsebackpony express - express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860
express, express mail - mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
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1860: The Pony Express service began, running from St Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento.
On this day by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
1860: The Pony Express service began in the USA, running from St Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
A journey in time when the pony express and express mail were new, "Stagecoaches Across the American West 1850 to 1920" is replete photos and maps, making it enthusiastically recommended for personal, community, and academic library American Western Frontier History reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
Stagecoaches Across the American West 1850 to 1920 by California Bookwatch
 
 
 
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