Pony Express: Mail Delivery System

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The Pony Express was mail delivery system involving horses for transportation. In 1860 the Pony Express was founded by three men, Alexander Majors, William Hepburn Russell, and William Bradford. The route used for delivering the mail was 2,000 miles long. This route stretched from St.Joseph Missouri to Sacramento California. There was over 80 men employed by the Pony

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