Pony Express Centennial of Founding - Lexington, MO
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Marker honoring the Pony Express in the town where the operation had its home office and two of the founders lived. Monument is located on the grounds of the Lafayette Country Courthouse in Lexington, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMNNXN
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2015
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County of Marker: Lafayette County, Missouri
Location of Marker: Main St. & 10th St., courthouse lawn, Lexington
Marker Erected by: National Pony Express Centennial Association, Dwight David Eisenhower - chairman, Waddell F. Smith - president, Lester B. Wikoff - vice president
Artist: Marian Brackenridge
Gift of the National Pony Express Centennial Association on the occasion of the centennial of the Pony Express (1860/61-1960/61)
Monument text:
Round plaque-
Pony Express Centennial Association
1860-61 1960-61
Russell Majors Waddell
Founders Owners Operators
Pony Express
Center Plaque
The Pony Express
Russell Majors Waddell
Founders Owners Operators
120 Celebrated Riders
Rode 650,000 Miles With
Only One Rider Killed By
Indians, One Schedule
Not Completed And
One Mail Lost
Presented By
National Pony Express Centennial Assn.
Dwight D Eisenhower - Chairman Waddell F. Smith - President
Lester R. Wikoff - Vice President
Historical Information Plaque:
The Pony Express
Northwest Across This Intersection Is The
Original Site Of The Home Office Of Russell
Majors And Waddell, Owners And Operators Of
The Pony Express. Though Operation Head-
Quarters Was At Leavenworth, Kansas, And The
Eastern Terminus At St. Joseph, Mo, The Home
Office Was In Lexington As Well As The Homes
Of William B. Waddell And William H. Russell
Proper Description: "Marker consists of three bronze relief panels in a stone base. The largest center panel contains figurative busts of the three founders of the Pony Express, a rider and map tracing the route from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA. The round panel to the left also has the three busts and text. The panel to the right contains a Pony Express rider and a historical narrative." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum