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Pony Express Trail

Trail in Briones Regional Park, Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Areas, Coast Ranges, Central Valley in Martinez in CA, NV, UT, WY, NE

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Length

2046mi

Surface

Unknown (2021mi)

Two-track Road (18mi)

Water (6.7mi)

Other (0.6mi)

Trail Number

#13E19 (38mi)

Unknown (2008mi)

Allows Hiking

Yes

Allows Horses

Yes (0.6mi)

Unknown (2046mi)

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The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, and mail. Officially operating as the Leavenworth and Pike's Peak Express Company of 1859, in 1860 it 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. During its 19 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 United States.

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