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Pony Express Recall by Major Green in 1900
Green Majors of Butte recalls the Pony Express era with vivid, factual anecdotes about brave riders, swift ponies, and perilous travels from Missouri to California. He notes the line’s quick deliveries, heroic riders, and the eventual end when telegraph connected East and West. The piece highlights key figures, stations, and the cultural impact on the development of the American West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pony Express
Duke Gwin
California
Alexander Majors
Mesouri River
Sacramento
Cal
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Senator Gwin
Father
Gwin
St. Joe
Butte Town
John McCormick
Hannibal
McCormick
Ad Clark
Johnny Frye
Sam
Pattee House
Missouri
Stanford
Huntington
Hopkins
Crocker
Buchanan
Congress
Lincoln
Russell, Majors & Waddell
Missouri River
Salt Lake City
Charles D. Curtis
Helena
Ner
John S Curtis
Butte
John D Allport
Johnny Lawson
Boulder
Basin
Buffalo Bill
Bill Cody
Bob Haslam
Pony Bob
Chicago
Jim
Sam Gilson
Utah
Jay G. Kelley
Red Man
Green Majors