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The Pony Express
⭐ MasteredThe Pony Express was a mail service in the United States in 1860 and 1861. Riders on fast horses carried letters across more than 3,000 kilometres.
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The Pony Express delivered mail from Missouri to California in about ten days.
All about The Pony Express
The Pony Express was a mail service in the United States in 1860 and 1861. Riders on fast horses carried letters across more than 3,000 kilometres, from Missouri to California. Riders changed horses at stations along the route to keep moving quickly.
The service ran for only about 18 months, because the telegraph was soon able to send messages much faster. The Pony Express is remembered as a bold and famous part of the history of the American West.
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