With riders traveling at an average pace of 10 miles per hour around the clock, the 1966-mile route passed through eight modern-day states in 10 days. (When the Pony Express began, only Missouri ...

finally handing off their mail pouch to another rider. The goal of the Pony Express wasn’t reliability or safety of its employees. The thing that mattered most was speed. In order to lighten ...

In the 19th century, Americans traversed our country on horseback and in wagons, but their plodding pace never caught the public’s attention like the fast-moving riders of the Pony Express.

Scott Ressmeyer and the Miracle Riders are set to roar out of Columbus on a Pony Express-themed motorcycle ride across the country to raise awareness and money for the nursing program at Columbus ...

They will be embarking on their travels to 38 different states from May 2 to May 23, on what they’re calling the ‘Pony Express Ride.’ This all started back in Missouri in 1860 when letters ...

Scott Ressmeyer and this year’s Miracle Riders will tap into the history of the Pony Express from the Old West, delivering cards with personal greetings to people as they travel across the ...

On Wednesday, June 11 the thunder of hooves and the spirit of the old west return to Old Town Sacramento as the 2025 Pony Express Annual Re-Ride sets off on ...

During the ride, volunteer riders will reenact the mail-delivery service of the historic Pony Express by collecting letters written by youth, their families, and other supporters about the ...