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Preservation: Pony Express Rides On

by | Jun 2, 2007 | Art, Guns and Culture

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Pony Express Rides On Back on April 3, 1860, a rider headed out of St. Joseph, Missouri, carrying saddlebags of mail to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express was born. It lasted just a year and a half, but its legacy and legend continue to this day. A piece of the company’s history almost fell down in early February of this year.  Winter weather caused water damage to an early 20th-century building owned by the Pony Express Museum. Part of the Goetz Bar’s south wall collapsed, threate


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