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 ...

It was a 1,966-mile route that operated for 18 months, linking St. Joseph, Mo., with California. This summer, riders again are retracing the Pony Express, to commemorate its 150th anniversary.

The Pony Express delivered its first mail on April ... set up every 10 to 15 miles along the route. Express riders would ride day and night, stopping at each waystation to change to a fresh ...

The Pony Express National Museum at 914 Penn St. is celebrating the 165th anniversary of Pony Express rider Johnny Fry leaving the stables on April 3, 1860.

Routes passed through deserted ... The nameless victim is thought to have been the only Pony Express rider killed, though a few station agents died when Indians attacked their outposts.

Situated in a Utah valley with the Lake Mountains to the east and the Cedar Valley Hills to the west, there's an outdoorsy ...

A well-known St. Joseph staple will see renovations in about one week. Construction began on the beloved Pony Express statue in 1938, with the statue opening to the public in the 1940s. But with ...