The 1976 bronze statue of a Pony Express rider and his horse by sculptor Thomas Holland is a tourist attraction in Old Sacramento State Historic Park in Sacramento, California, USA. The monument at 2nd and J streets marks the western terminus of the historic cross-country mail route that began in 1860 and ran from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento. The1,900-mile (3,058-km.) trip took 10 days and required 80 riders, 400 horses, and 184 Pony Express stations along the way. This remarkable mail service ended after only 18 months due to the completion of America's transcontinental telegraph.
The 1976 bronze statue of a Pony Express rider and his horse by sculptor Thomas Holland is a tourist attraction in Old Sacramento State Historic Park in Sacramento, California, USA. The monument at 2nd and J streets marks the western terminus of the historic cross-country mail route that began in 1860 and ran from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento. The1,900-mile (3,058-kilometer) trip took 10 days and required 80 riders, 400 horses, and 184 Pony Express stations along the way. This remarkable mail service ended after only 18 months due to the completion of America's transcontinental telegraph.
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Location: at 2nd and J streets, Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Sacramento, California, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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