120 Celebrated Pony Express Riders -- Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Fort Laramie WY
N 42° 12.232 W 104° 33.453
13T E 536525 N 4672506
Second of 2 historical markers about the pony express at an old PX stop at Fort Laramie, at the time a government military fort on the Oregon Trail.
Waymark Code: WMY27A
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2018
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An obelisk erected in 1913 has become the home for several historical markers in intervening years.
The waymarked marker reads as follows:
"THE PONY EXPRESS
[map, Founders of the PX, and a PX rider]
120 CELEBRATED RIDERS
rode 650,000 miles with only one rider killed by Indians, one schedule not completed and one mail lost.
[vertically along left side]
1860-1861
[vertically along right side]
1960-1961
NATIONAL PONY EXPRESS CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION
Dwight D Eisenhower -- Chairman
Waddell F. Smith -- President
Conrad L. Wirth -- Director-At-Large
Lola M. Homsher - Vice Pres."
Marker Name: 120 celebrated riders of the Pony Express
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information:
Located on the Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Group Responsible for Placement: National Pony Express Centennial Association
Date Dedicated: 1961
Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]
Marker Number: Not listed
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