Pony Up St. Joseph as we celebrate 150 years of the Pony Express! The legend that is still alive today making St. Joseph a historic destination well known worldwide. Before the railroad and the telegraph, there was the Pony Express.
The legendary overland mail service began on April 3, 1860, as a lone rider left the Pikes Peaks stables in St. Joseph, MO and rode into history. Take a step back in time and let your mind wrap around the concept of delayed response and conversation.
Today it is so easy to jump on the phone and make a phone call, pull up your computer and send an email, grab your cell phone and send a text message, and a hundred other new ways to instantly make contact with others.
The exhibits at the Pony Express Museum illustrate the need, creation, operation, and termination of the Pony Express, the real beginning of communication. Can you imagine the look on your teenagers face when they learn that they'd have to wait weeks to hear back from their best friend?!? It is hard for them to understand as they have been raised in a totally new aged generation, but as they learn it their faces light up and it all begins to sink in on how we have gotten to where we are today.
Let them relive it and come learn about it yourself....many events and activities are scheduled to celebrate the 150th anniversary on April 1, 2 & 3, 2010. The celebration will feature museum exhibits, gala balls and banquets, a re-ride, trail trips, family festivals, and more. For a full line up of events please visit the Pony Express.
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