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Pony Express National Historic TrailHome Station for Pony Express riders at Hollenberg near Marysville, KS
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Pony Express National Historic Trail
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Volunteers from the National Pony Express Association developed interpretive exhibits at a reconstructed pony express station.

Ron Anderson

Volunteers install interpretive exhibits at the National Pony Express Memorial Monument in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Get Involved

Visits to national parks inspire people to plan another trip, to tell their friends about their experience, and often, to ask how they can help. We love that!

There are a number of ways that you can help support the work of the National Park Service as it endeavors to:

 - provide opportunities for Americans and travelers from around the world to learn about the significance of the Pony Express National Historic Trail, and

- protect and preserve the historic remnants of the trail.

 

And the answers to how you can help are as varied as the people who ask.

You can:

volunteer (information about volunteering with the National Park Service and the Volunteer Application form)

tell us what you think

make a donation

partner with the NPS - there are a number of partnership associations with strong interests in promoting awareness the trail as well as marking and preserving the historic trail route(s) that we would encourage you to seek out if you have a desire to lend your support.

do your part

revitalize your community


The National Park Service, for the most part, does not own or manage the lands the Pony Express NHT crosses over. Therefore, we rely heavily on the work and the efforts of our many partner organizations to accomplish our mission. Please be sure to visit our Partner pages to see how you might become involved.

Modern-day Pony Express riders greet people from around the world at the 2002 Winter Olympics.  

Did You Know?
During the 2002 Winter Olympics, held at Salt Lake City, Utah, Pony Express riders constructed a relay station and performed demonstrations depicting the change of horses and transferring the mochilla pouch that carried the U.S. mail from April 1860 to November 1861.
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Last Updated: September 24, 2009 at 09:53 EST