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Pony Express
The first pony express rider to reach San Francisco on the final relay,
carrying mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to California, arrived in this
city Apr. 14, 1860 aboard the river str. 'Antelope.' Led by a band
and several engine companies, a concourse of citizens escorted the rider,
mounted on his gayly decorated pony to the office of the Alta California
Telegraph Company, headquarters of the Pony Express, which stood on this spot.
The Pony Express in operation from Apr. 3, 1860 to Oct. 26, 1861.
Medallion furnished by Oregon Trail Memorial Association.
Tablet placed by Historic Landmarks Committee, Native Sons of the
Golden West, 1936.
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