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Pony Express National Historic Trail

It is hard to believe that young men once rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to California in the unprecedented time of only 10 days. This relay system along the Pony Express National Historic Trail in eight states was the most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph.
 

4-Trails Feasibility Study

Congress has directed the NPS to evaluate whether some 64 new routes should be added to the Oregon, California, Pony Express, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails. Learn more about the feasibility study that is underway.


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Auto Tour Route Highway Interpretive Guides

Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides provide descriptions of locations where visitors will find remnants of the trail with either interpretive services or media that will add insight to the experiences and history of the Pony Express.
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Challenge Cost Share Program

Thinking about an interesting historic trail project, but don’t know how to fund it?

Want to map trail segments, place an interpretive wayside exhibit, archive historic photos, or transcribe old journals?

Want to write a trail guide, design a museum exhibit, or fence an important trail site – but you just don’t have the money?
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Trail Partner Organizations

As an administrating agency with no management authority for the Pony Express National Historic Trail, the National Park Service depends heavily on its partner organizations to meet its mission goals.
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324 S. State St., Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

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(801) 741-1012

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(801) 741-1102

Climate

Climate varies along this 1800 mile route depending on season, terrain, and elevation. Check local or regional climate sources for details.
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Fairbanks National Pony Express Monument in Salt Lake City

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Avard Fairbanks' sculpture is a study in contrasts that symbolizes the interdependency of the generations—the rider depending on the station keeper to be there for him as the younger generation depends on the older one-an interdependence uniting young and old, and man and beast.
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