Original Pony Express Station & Museum

Pony Express Station Gothenburg, NE

As I was heading for Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, I saw a sign for one of the original pony express stations. So I took a small detour to check it out.

The old pony Express station

Cozad Nebraska On The 100th Meridian

Discover the scenic side of life at -Cozad, Nebraska lies on the 100th Meridian an important natural demarcation line where the humid east meets the arid west. Therefore, you are now officially in the West, as proclaimed by the State of Nebraska. Cozad's original Pony Express Station has attracted much attention through the years. Cozad is located right on the historic Lincoln Highway.

Ruby Valley Pony Express Station

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The Ruby Valley Pony Express Station, located at 1515 Idaho St.in Elko, Nevada, was built in 1860 in Ruby Valley, Nevada.It was moved in 1960 approximately 60 miles to Elko, during the centennial anniversary year for the Pony Express, and then restored, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The building is significant as one of only two surviving Pony Express buildings in Nevada, out of 43 stations in Nevada.

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Pony Express

The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, mail, and small packages from St. Joseph, Missouri, across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California, by horseback, using a series of relay stations. During its 18 months of operation, it reduced the time for messages to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to about 10 days. From April 3, 1860, to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the telegraph was established and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the country.
The Pony Express was a mail-delivery system of the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company of 1859, which in 1860 became the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company. This firm was founded by William H. Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell all of whom were notable in the freighting business.


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