Cody in Park County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

The Pony Express

1860-1861 -- 1960-1961

— Young Buffalo Bill Cody —

The Pony Express Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 13, 2015

1. The Pony Express Marker

Inscription. Young Buffalo Bill Cody started his famous career with the great freighting firm of Russell, Majors and Waddell as a messenger boy. He became a spectacular Pony Express rider with the same firm and road between Red Buttes and Three Crossings, along the Sweetwater River, about 150 miles south of Cody.

Erected 1961 by National Pony Express Centennial Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 44° 31.512′ N, 109° 4.392′ W. Marker is in Cody, Wyoming, in Park County. Marker can be reached from Sheridan Avenue near 8th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody WY 82414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pioneer Stagecoach Drivers (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yellowstone Fire Fighters (about 800 feet away); Old Trail Town (approx. 1.6 miles away); The American Mountain Man (approx. 1.7 miles away); John Jeremiah "Liver Eating" Johnston

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Jim White (approx. 1.7 miles away); Phillip H. Vetter (approx. 1.7 miles away); Sampson E. Stilwell (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cody.

More about this marker. This marker is located at the base of the flagpole in from of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Also see . . . William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody - Buffalo Bill Center of the West. By the turn of the twentieth century, William F. Cody was arguably the most famous American in the world. No one symbolized the West for Americans and Europeans better than Buffalo Bill. (Submitted on November 27, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 13, 2015

2. The Pony Express Marker

Statue of Buffalo Bill image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 13, 2015

3. Statue of Buffalo Bill

The Scout by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 13, 2015

4. The Scout by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.