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Last of the Pony Express Riders Reconsidered
A history piece argues that many so called Pony Express riders were not true Pony Express men. It details the original riders and a broader later use of the term, notes survivors and emphasizes the Central route's impact and the Pony Express legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pony Express
Central Overland California and
Pikes Peak
William H. Russell
Russell, Majors and Waddell
Union Pacific Magazine
Mary Pack
Howard R. Driggs
Oregon Trail Memorial Association
West
New York ‘Tribune
America
Old Saint Joe
Sacramento
John Seebeck
Alameda
Calif
Charles Cliff
St. Joseph
Elijah Maxfield
Loa
Utah
Mr. Driggs
Miss Pack
Charles Becker
William Pridham
Tom Ranahan
W. H. Streeper
Elijah Maxwell
Henry Avis
Kansas City
Root and Connelley
California
William Boulton
William Carrigan
HL. J. Faust
Joseph Donovan
Joe Donovan
Denver
Donovan
Lookout Mountain
William F. Cody
Bullain Bill
Cody
Richard J. Walsh
Buffalo Bill
Alexander Majors
Majors
Prentiss Ingraham
Walsh
Leavenworth
Connelley
William E. Connelley
The
Kansas Historical Society
Beecher's Island
Colorado
George A
Sandy’) Forsyth
Little Island
Arickaree River
Roman Nose
Ranahan
Idaho
Washington
Gwin
Congress
Russell
San Francisco
Hafen
Atlantic
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain Region
Union
Western Newspaper