The Pony Express

[valerie]

April 3, 1860 marked the start of the Pony Express.



An earlier ad in The Sacramento Union read: Wanted: Young, skinny,

wiry fellows. Not over 18. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death

daily. Orphans preferred.



Here's a link:







http://www.ponyexpress.org/museum_history.htm

[Sheryl]

That was interesting site and great piece of history. Thanks for posting it.

I've always been intrigued by the Pony Express, since the show "Young Riders"