Pony Express Museum Slideshow
Photos from my adventure to the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri.
There was a historic sign at a park across the street from the museum that talked about the history of the city. Here is what it said...
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St. Joseph
Renowned city of the Pony Express, St. Joseph was first settled as a trading post for the American Fur Co. by Joseph Robidoux, 1826. Later he acquired the site and laid out a town named for his patron saint, 1843.
St. Joseph became an outfitting point for settlers in northwest Missouri and travelers on the Oregon-California trail. It was also a supply base for army posts and western gold mining camps. Here was the terminus of the first railroad to cross the Missouri, the Hannibal and St. Joseph, 1859. The railway postal car, developed by W. A. Davis of St. Joseph, was first used on the line, 1862.
April 3rd, 1860, the Pony Express was put in operation between here and Sacramento, Calif., by the freighting firm of Russell, Majors, and Waddell. Operated as a relay, it met the need for speedy mail service to the West and popularized the central-overland route. About 1,982 miles were covered regularly in 10 days, and 190 relay stations, 120 horses, and 80 riders were used. The record run was 7 days, 17 hours. The Pony Express was discontinued in October 1861. The telegraph then reached the coast. “
Continued from the other side of sign...
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St. Joseph, industrial center of northwest Missouri, lies in the glacial plains region of the Missouri Valley, in a richly fertile area of grain, fruit, and livestock farming. Early impressed with the beauty of the site were geographer Maximilian, Prince of Wied, 1833; missionary priest Father De Smet, 1838; and ornithologist Audubon, 1843. The city is now noted for its food processing plants, grain and livestock markets, transportation facilities, and varied factories. Two bridges cross the Missouri River here.
The city lies on land acquired from the Iowa, Sauk, and Fox Indians by the Platte Purchase, 1836. Since 1846 it has been the seat of Buchanan Co., one of 6 formed out of the Purchase, organized 1838, named for James Buchanan, U.S. President, 1857-61.
Among points of interest are St. Joseph Museum; Patee House; Pony Express Stables; house where Jesse James was killed; locale of Eugene Field’s courtship poem “Lovers Lane, St. Jo”; Beauvals House; Krug Park; and 20 miles southwest, Lewis and Clark State Park. Here lived Mo. Govs. R. M. Stewart 1857-61; W. P. Hall, 1864-65; Silas Woodson, 1873-75.
Erected by State Historical Society of Missouri
and State Highway Commission 1953. “
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On April 3, 1860, a lone rider left on horseback from the gates of one of the nations most historic landmarks, the Pikes Peak Stables in St. Joseph, Missouri. Carrying saddlebags filled with our nations hopes and dreams, the riders traveled 2000 miles west to Sacramento, California. These brave young souls raced against natures cruel elements and rugged terrain in an attempt to unite a country separated by distance. Today the stables continue to stand as a tribute to the legend and legacy of the Pony Express and its enduring era.
Come and experience the many exciting, educational, state-of-the-art exhibits conveying the need, creation, operation and termination of the Pony Express. Whatever your age, youre sure to be captivated by the stories and images on an era long passed.
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Pony Express Museum
Pony Express Museum in Saint Joseph, Missouri
The Pony Express Museum located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, documents the history of the Pony Express, the first fast mail line across the North American continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast. The museum is housed in a surviving portion of the Pikes Peak Stables, from which westward-bound Pony Express riders set out on their journey.
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St. Joseph, Missouri
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FUN FACTS:
-2nd city in the US to have electric street cars.
-Was the starting point for the Pony Express
-Birthplace of rapper Eminem.
-Jesse James was killed at his home here in 1882.
-It is the 8th largest city in Missouri.
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Downtown St. Joseph
Pony Express Monument
“Queen Of The River Towns King Of The Trails” Mural
“A House Divided Mural”
Sculptures along the St. Joseph Sculpture Walk
The Missouri Theatre
The Journey West Monument
Lovers Lane
Jesse James Home
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What's new at the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri? Watch this video and find out. For more info on tours and to visit the museum, call 1-816-279-5059 or toll free 1-800-530-5930. Or you may visit our website at
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Also visit our on-line Museum Store. Address: 914 Penn Street, St. Joseph, Missouri 64503
St. Joseph, Missouri: Communication by Pony Express
Pony Express was founded in St. Joseph, MO on April 3, 1860.
Patee House Museum, St Joseph, Missouri (full)
In 1856 John Patee began construction of the Patee House, a huge hotel at the foot of a bluff on Penn Street at 12th in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The Patee House was an imposing structure of red brick, four stories tall and built in the shape of a U.
A two-story center section was enclosed on three sides. The block-size structure featured several balconies, front steps running the length of the building and an ornate cupola.
The dining room was well equipped with steam tables and the floors were covered throughout with thick, red carpeting.
The Patee House was completed in 1858 and was very profitable until the outbreak of the Civil War.
Its conversion into a shirt factory in 1885 led to massive interior alterations.
The building was vacated in 1957 and stood empty for five years.
During that time, the interior was continuously vandalized.
In 1963 the Pony Express Historical Association was formed, and through their efforts the building was saved from demolition.
In 1975 the Patee House was partially restored.
The cupola was replaced but balconies and the steps which ran the length of the west side of the hotel have not yet been reconstructed.
The interior has been largely altered through the years but retains the second-floor ballroom, several original hotel rooms and a staircase. These will be restored as funds permit.
Several areas have been renovated for use as museum space.
One such area, theTransportation Hall, contains antique cars, wagons, buggies, fire trucks, sleighs, and the 90-foot Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad steam locomotive and mail car.
The museum has been open free to the public since its inception.The Patee House in St. Joseph, Missouri was the headquarters for Russell, .Majors, and Waddell, the owjiers of the Pony Express.
The cannon which inaugurated the opening of the Express was fired in froit of this building on April 3, 1860. Arthur Chapman describes the Patee House as follows in The Pony Express;
In keeping with its dignity as the chief way-point between East and West, St. Joseph had provided itself with a hotel which was one of the marvels of the time.
John Patee, in 1856, began the construction of what was to be the finest hotel in the West.
The Patee House cost $200,000, but, unfortunately for its promoter, its location was such that the project could not be made to pay.
Stage coaches ran special excursions when the hotel was opened. Guests came from Liberty, and Weston and all the way from Hannibal.
The long hitching rack in front of the hotel was lined with the rigs of the young bloods from St. Joseph and vicinity.
But the railroad terminal, instead of being located on Penn Street, as Patee had been assured, was built several blocks away, at Eighth and Olive streets, and St. Joseph's marvel among hotels was a financial failure from the start.
Many distinguished guests of stage-coach days put up at the Patee House, notwithstanding.
For the east-bound it afforded the first glorious plunge into the luxuries which the States possessed and the frontier- lacked.
For those bound west, it afforded afarewell revelry in such luxuries.
William H. Russell and Alexander Majors were familiar figures about the Patee House when they were establishing their stage line and later the Pony Express.
Richard F. Burton, keen to penetrate the mysteries of Mormondom; Horace Greeley and the correspondent Albert D. Richardson, intent on writing up the Colorado gold camps; adventurers headed for the distant excitements of Washoe; sportsmen who wanted to shoot buffaloes and perhaps have a not-too-dangerous brush with Indians such figures gave the corridors of the Patee House something more than local swank.
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Mount Mora Cemetery - St. Joseph, Missouri
Mount Mora Cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri.
“ Mount Mora Cemetery
On April 1, 1846, Simeon Kemper obtained a United States government patent for one hundred sixty acres at $1.25 per acre. Four years later, Kemper took two partners, Israel Landis and Reuben Middleton, who paid him almost $200 per acre for their share of 20 acres destined to become a cemetery. On February 22, 1851, the men received approval of the Articles of Incorporation for Mount Mora Cemetery; four days later, they placed this advertisement in the St. Joseph Weekly Gazette:
“To the Public-the undersigned having purchased a lot of ground on the North West Corner of Mr. S. Kemper’s farm within one mile of the Court house, propose fitting it up as a cemetry provided sufficient encouragement is given to the undertaking by the citizens of St. Joseph. It is our intention to lay it off in Blocks and Lots of all sizes, so as to suit purchasers. The ground will be enclosed in a short time with a good substantial board fence, and otherwise improved.”
In 1873, W. Angelo Powell laid out Mount Mora Cemetery for 5,000. Powell, a prominent architect of the time, used the Rural Garden Cemetery design for Mount Mora. This form, new to the United States in 1831, is replicated in the cemetery’s planned landscaping, magnificent mausoleums, aesthetic design of Mausoleum Row, and curvilinear roads following the natural contours of the land.
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2016 Pony Express Run
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Its so nice to be back RV living on the road in 2016, I wish I never had to stop. This full time RV living video is about our free camping site we found just outside of St Joseph, MO, me beginning my weight loss routine, checking out the birthplace of the Pony Express and the house Jesse James was killed in by one of his family members and gang.
This video starts with me doing my walk around of the GMC motorhome that we live in getting ready to hit the road. We cruise down the road aways stopping off for gas where we were pleasantly surprised to come in contact with a Amish woman who was selling home made goods. Carolina bought some excellent tasting pickles and some honey that we haven't gotten a chance to dig into. After filling up with gas we hop back into the GMC motorhome headed for our free camping location at Rochester Falls Conservation Area.
Once we arrived at the free camping location I hopped out of the RV and started getting us level to sleep for the night. Once I get that all knocked out I fired up the #Phantom #3 #4k and shot footage of the Platte River running along out RV camping site. Once I finished up shooting video of the area from above we jumped into the car headed into historic St. Joseph.
We drove into St Joseph making our first stop off at Planet Fitness where I began my weight loss routine focusing on shoulder and rotator cuff excercises to strengthen old injuries I had from sports. After I finished with the shoulder work, I went and did 15 minutes on the stair stepper. One of the best choices for weight loss cardio is stair stepper work, as it tends to burn more in the way of calories than any of the other basic cardio options in the gym. Once we finished up our shower we headed for downtown St. Joseph.
Once we got to historic downtown we looked for the RV travel tourist attractions in the museum district. I stopped by the birthplace of the Pony Express, which was the beginning of the mail service in the United States. When I found out I couldn't get into the museum because it was already closed, I walked around looking for the Jesse James House. I found it, but unfortunately it was also closed by the time I got down there.
Since everything was closed we headed back to our free camp site where we left the GMC motorhome and walked down to the Platte River where there was a sandy beach for us to enjoy. We really liked the campground and thought it was kind of a bummer that there was no swimming allowed at Rochester Falls Conservation Area. We hope all of you RV geeks enjoyed this video and one of these days I hope to get good enough with the drone that our footage will compare with Casey Neistat. He does some great work and if I keep my nose to the grindstone, we just might get to keep out on the road traveling around all the time like Fun For Louis and Lost LeBlanc.
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