Julesburg in Sedgwick County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Overland City (Julesburg) Pony Express Riders
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2013
1. Overland City (Julesburg) Pony Express Riders Marker (left panel)
The Pony Express route was used for a little more than 19 months from April 3, 1860 to November 20, 1861.
Those known and verified riders of the 1860-1861 Pony Express that used “Overland City” (first Julesburg) as a home station were:
William Cates
Calvin Downs
Martin Hogan
George McGee
Jim Moore
Theodore Rand
W. Simmons
Pony Express Trail Association
Joe Nardone - Historian
(right panel)
Roster of the National Pony Express Centennial Association Rerun of 1960
Colorado Division Riders
Westbound July 22, 1960:
Chuck Stone
Darrel A. Smyth
Bob Price
Raymond Anderson
Jim Parker, III
Eastbound July 26, 1960:
Jerry Ward
Dale M. Johnson
Darris E. Cumming
Leland Kizer
Jerry D. Price
James Stretesky Vice President
National Pony Express Centennial Association
Colorado Division
Erected by Pony Express Trail Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail series list.
Location. 40° 57.998′ N, 102°
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Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Plains. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pony Express, Telegraph and Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Water - Lifeblood of the West (within shouting distance of this marker); A Moving Experience (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Days of the Buffalo (within shouting distance of this marker); Colorado's Wildlife Story (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Colorado (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pony Express Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Prairie Home Companions (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Julesburg.
More about this marker. This marker consists of two embossed metal tablets, mounted at waist-level on a 4-foot high by 6-foot wide stone and masonry monument. There is also a Pony Express Centennial Medallion mounted on the monument between these two tablets.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2013
2. Overland City (Julesburg) Pony Express Riders Marker (right panel)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2013
3. Pony Express Centennial Medallion
(mounted between marker panels)
(mounted between marker panels)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2013
4. Overland City (Julesburg) Pony Express Riders Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,017 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 25, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
