Pony Express Historic Resource Study

SUMMARY

From Horseshoe Creek, Wyoming to Salt Lake City, Utah, Pony Express riders acquired new horses and food, as well as resting places at forty-six stations along the third division of the Pony Express National Historic Trail. Of the forty-six stations, two are marked by commemorative plaques/monuments. Only one of the forty-six stations documented in this division is listed on the National Register of Historic Places—Fort Bridger Station. Based upon the number of total stations in this section compared to the number of markers and National Register listings, Division Three requires a substantial amount of additional archival and field research of its station sites.

Three Crossing Pony Express Station, Wyoming. Photograph by W.H. Jackson, 1870. Courtesy of Nebraska State Historical Society, Collection K83, Item 321.