Sidney in Cheyenne County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

National Pony Express Monument

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2023

1. National Pony Express Monument Marker

Inscription. In memory of the founders, riders, stock tenders, station keepers, superintendents and anyone connected with the day to day operation of the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Co.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 41° 6.945′ N, 102° 57.279′ W. Marker is in Sidney, Nebraska, in Cheyenne County. It is at the intersection of Cabela Drive and Old Post Road, on the right when traveling south on Cabela Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Cabela Dr, Sidney NE 69162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Nebraska Panhandle.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 385 Gold Rush Byway (within shouting distance of this marker); Nebraska’s Earliest Documented Burial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sidney ~ Cheyenne County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cheyenne County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Purple Heart Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Sidney (approx. 2.2 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hickory Square (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.

More about this marker. Parking area for the Pony Express Monument is to the west of Cabela Drive.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2023

2. Founders

William Russell, Alexander Majors, William Waddell

National Pony Express Association image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2023

3. National Pony Express Association

A national organization to re-establish, identity and re-ride the historical Pony Express Trail

Granite markers for each of the Pony Express Station (part 1) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2023

4. Granite markers for each of the Pony Express Station (part 1)

(left to right) Patee House, Missouri; Hollenberg Station, Kansas; Pumpkinseed Station, Nebraska; Julesburg Station, Colorado

Granite markers for each of the Pony Express Station (part 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2023

5. Granite markers for each of the Pony Express Station (part 2)

(left to right) Deer Creek Station, Wyoming; Salt Lake House, Utah; Diamond Springs Station, Nevada; Sportsman's Hall, California

Pony Express Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2023

6. Pony Express Statue

National Pony Express Monument: Rider's Oath image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 12, 2023

7. National Pony Express Monument: Rider's Oath

“I, do hereby swear, before the great and living God, that during my engagement, and while I am an employee of Russell, Majors and Waddell, I will under no circumstances, use profane language, that I will drink no intoxicating liquors, that I will not quarrel or fight with any other employee of the firm, and that in every respect, I will conduct myself honestly, be faithful to my duties and so direct all my acts as to win the confidence of my employer. So help me God.”

Israel Landis, creator of the mochila image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 12, 2023

8. Israel Landis, creator of the mochila

National Pony Express Monument Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 12, 2023

9. National Pony Express Monument Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 24, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 7, 8, 9. submitted on September 21, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.