The Pony Express Trail
1860 -1861
Original owners and operators: Russell Majors Waddell
Presidents: 1860 - Buchanan 1861 - Lincoln
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. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1935.
Location. 40° 57.976′ N, 102° 15.095′ W. Marker is in Julesburg, Colorado, in Sedgwick County. It is at the intersection of Interstate 76 and U.S. 385 on Interstate 76. Marker is at the Colorado Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Julesburg CO 80737, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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: Last Days of the Buffalo (here, next to this marker); Colorado's Wildlife Story (here, next to this marker); Welcome to Colorado (here, next to this marker); Pony Express, Telegraph and Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Water - Lifeblood of the West (within shouting distance
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,447 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
