Pony Express rider crossing hostile country pursued by native Americans, 1861. Artist: Unknown

Pony Express rider crossing hostile country pursued by native Americans, 1861. Artist: Unknown

1-151-464 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

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Pony Express rider crossing hostile country pursued by native Americans, 1861. Horse and rider relay mail service took about 10 days to cover 1,800 mile route between Missouri and San Francisco and operated from April 1860 to October 1861.

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