Pony Express
former mail service in the Western United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pony Express was a mail delivering service started on April 3, 1860. It ended on October 26, 1861.[2] It would normally deliver mail in about 10 days.[3]
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Company type | Public company |
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Founded | April 3, 1860; 163 years ago (1860-04-03) |
Founder | Alexander Majors, William B. Waddell, and William Hepburn Russell[1] |
Defunct | October 26, 1861 (1861-10-26) |
Fate | Completion of Telegraph. |
Website | nationalponyexpress |
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