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Pony Express Re-ride 2008
The Pony Express re-ride happens each and every year in Historic Downtown Placerville at the transfer station at the County Chamber of Commerce. This year Ellen Vaughn was on hand to get photos of this historic event on June 18, 2008.
 

The purpose of the Pony Express was to provide the fastest mail delivery between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. The Pony express started April 3, 1860 and ended late October 1861. The horse riders had to relay mail. The Pony Express ran day and night, summer and winter. There were 183 men known to have been riders for the Pony Express during its operation of just over 18 months.

Additional links of riders in El Dorado County ...

  1. Exchange at the Hangtown Chamber of Commerce, Placerville, CA
    June 18, 2008, approximately 4:40 pm - Photos by Frank Verardi pdf file
  2. Exchange at the Pleasant Valley House Station. Slide show photos by Hal Erpenbeck
  3. Sportsmans Hall, Pollock Pines, CA. Slideshow photos by Larry Ward
  4. Pony Express History and Facts
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