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The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...

Timeline of Events

1860

4.3.1860

The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins.

4.14.1860

The first Pony Express rider reaches Sacramento, California.

1861

10.24.1861

The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.

10.26.1861

The Pony Express officially ceased operations.