- Pony Express Museum
The Pony Express Museum is a
transport museum inSaint Joseph, Missouri documenting the history of thePony Express , the first fastmail line across theNorth America n continent from theMissouri River to the Pacific coast.During the 1950s, a portion of the neglected Pikes Peak Stables in St. Joseph was saved from total extinction and became the Pony Express Museum. M. Karl Goetz and the Goetz Pony Express Foundation, along with aid and support from the
Chamber of Commerce , the citizens of St. Joseph, and the St. Joseph Museum, Inc. helped to save this historic structure. After stabilization and renovation of the remaining portion, new exhibits were installed and the stables opened to the public.In
1993 , the museum underwent a further renovation to restore the remaining portion of the stables to its original size. Modern, interactive and educational exhibits were created to depict the need, creation, operation and termination of the famous mail service that lasted from April1860 to October1861 . Today the museum continues to stand as a tribute to the legend and legacy of the Pony Express and its enduring era.*
Pony Express
*Saint Joseph, Missouri External links
* [http://www.stjosephmuseum.org/ponyexpresshistory.php St. Joseph Museum Inc., Pony Express History]
* [http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/resources/6a2b_ponyexpress.html "The Story Of The Pony Express" from the National Postal Museum]
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