Last updated: August 7, 2026
Place
Marysville Pony Express Barn
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Quick Facts
Location:
106 S. 8th Marysville, KS
Significance:
Livery stable for the Pony Express
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
Pony Express Kansas No. 12 Home Station
(Marysville/Big Blue/Palmetto City)
In 1859, Joseph H. Cottrell and Hank Williams built a stone barn in Marysville, Kansas. In 1860, they contracted with Russell, Majors, & Waddell to lease the barn as a livery stable for the Pony Express. The north end of the structure served as a blacksmith shop and stalls were on the other side.
This stable now serves as a museum. The Pony Express station was located in the Barrett Hotel, on the corner of Eighth Street and Broadway about one block north of the stable.
Follow your visit, walk or drive north up 8th St, cross Broadway St, and turn left (west) on Center St/Pony Express Hwy. In one block on the left is Pony Express Plaza, where visitors can take photographs with a sculpture of a galloping Pony Express horse and rider.
Site Information
Location (106 S. 8th Marysville, KS)