When was Pony Express active?

Pony Express was founded around 1860-01-01 and dissolved around 1890-01-01 in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is Pony Express associated with?

Documented relationships include: started. 2 claims extracted from primary sources.

What sources cite Pony Express?

1 primary source cite this organization, including: Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-05-16 (1890).

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Pony Express org

born: [1860-01-01,1861-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)🌐 Q859130id: o_pony-express_3da99a

also known as: pony express

Probable 70%

Summary: The express mail service established by Russell and Miller to fulfill the wager.

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Claims (2)

started

St. Joseph— April 3, 1860

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-05-16 (1890)

d with reference to their light weight and their known bravery and courage. Indians would sometimes give chase to the ex- press riders, but their common ponies were by no means matched for the chase after Miller’s thoroughbreds, any of which…

San Francisco— April 3, 1860

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-05-16 (1890)

. There he found the ferry-boat Gen. Guines, with steam up and bell ringing, awaiting his arrival. In a few moments he was landed on the Kansas shore, and was soon speeding away to Kenne- kuk, a distance of forty-five miles, which he made …

Mentioned by (2)

William H. Russell co_founded Pony Express— 1860

A. B. Miller co_founded Pony Express— 1860

Sources (1)

Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-05-16

1890 · newspaper · public-domain