The Pony Express Trail - National Historic Trail

Communications
The Pony Express Trail was established as a means of maintaining communication with ...

Relay Stations
Relay stations were needed at frequent intervals along The Pony Express Trail. Each rider rode over ...

Trail Route
At a distance of nearly 2000 miles, The Pony Express Trail was brutal but simple. Traveling west out of St. Joseph, Missouri they would follow The Oregon Trail from ...

American Mustangs
Originally these were Spanish Horses, but over the years they become a mixture of numerous breeds.

Adopt A Horse Program
The Secretary of the Interior began removing animals from the range to achieve appropriate management levels. The Adopt-A-Horse Program was begun in 1973 in ...

Telegraph
Transcontinental Telegraph system was completed, making communication now more instantaneous ...

Information Sources

Agencies
For Travel conditions along the trail - Contact these local offices:

Historic Sites
Historic Trails Offices - Pony Express Stations - State Historic Parks

Museums
Pony Express National Memorial - State Historic Parks
Depot Museums - Pony Express Barns

Travel - Tourism
Division of Travel and Tourism - Travel Councils
Economic Development Division - Office of Tourism

Monuments
The Pony Express Trail National Monuments

Collecting
Art collections - Books - Movies - Jewelry

• The Dominguez-Escalante Expeditions Journal:

Through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico in 1776

• I Walked to Zion:
- Young Pioneers on the Mormon Trail

• The Gathering of Zion:
- The Story of the Mormon Trail

• National Geographic's Guide to:
- Lewis and Clark Trail

• Hiking Historic Trails
- Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails

• Scenic Driving - Travel guides
- Scenic Driving in Utah

• Historical reading
- The Old Spanish Trail

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