On Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west.
"We struck the stage road in 5 miles. Good water here. Drove on to the summit of Point Lookout. Here we nooned and drove 1 miles farther to water and camped" Albert Jefferson Young, August 9, 1862 — — Map (db m249524) HM
On East Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west.
"We were off at seven A. M. and marching 16 ˝ miles camped at Pleasant (or Simpson's) Spring, where there is a mail station, getting into camp about one o'clock. We are now on the eastern rim of the Great American Desert."
William Lee (member of . . . — — Map (db m249633) HM
On Simpson Springs Campground Road, on the left when traveling south.
Foundation in this area mark the site of a CCC Camp Which was operated by United State Government from 1939 to 1942. This camp included a number of buildings: a dozen large barracks, officers quarters, mess hall, recreation hall, swimming pool and . . . — — Map (db m249653) HM
On East Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west.
In 1845, it took six months to get a message from the East Coast of the United States to California. By the late 1850s, a half million people had migrated west and were demanding up-to-date news from home. Something had to be done to deliver mail . . . — — Map (db m249623) HM
On State Highway 36, on the right when traveling south.
In 1845, it took six months to get a message from the east coast of the United States to California. By the time it arrived, the news was old. In the late 1850s, a half million people had migrated west, and they wanted up-to-date news from home. . . . — — Map (db m249764) HM
On State Highway 36, on the right when traveling south.
The goal of the Pony Express was to provide speedy and dependable mail service between Missouri and California. Before the first ride, an important task was to develop a shorter route especially across the wild open spaces between Utah and . . . — — Map (db m249518) HM
On State Highway 36, on the right when traveling south.
Both speed and stamina were required of the horse and rider team as they relayed mail back and forth between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California in 10 days or less.
Pony Express rider Thomas O. King recalled: "[the Express] . . . — — Map (db m249516) HM
On East Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west.
In 1855, U.S. Senator William Gwin of California urged Congress to fund a faster, overland express mail system. Gwin had envisioned a system of horses and riders
which, supported by periodic livery and supply stations, could bridge the
gap . . . — — Map (db m249627) HM
One of the important desert stations on the Pony Express and Overland Stage Route between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. From this point, water was carried for west-bound travelers and animals. The spring was discovered by Captain . . . — — Map (db m249641) HM
On East Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west.
Alvin Anderson used stone from the abandoned Pony Express station when he built this cabin in 1893. It was intended for his wife, who died in childbirth before she could live in it. — — Map (db m249637) HM
On East Pony Express Road, on the left when traveling west.
Descriptions of the variety and number of horses used by the Pony Express became distorted during the course of its history since November 1861. In general, the type of horse used for carrying the rider and mail depended greatly on the region. The . . . — — Map (db m249619) HM
The unique two-story underground building was established in 1870. Shortly thereafter a post office called "Centre" was added. The building was 80 x 100 feet, in some places the lower floor was 20 feet below ground. The excavation was done by . . . — — Map (db m156968) HM
