Russell, Majors and Waddell - Lexington, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 11.433 W 093° 52.638
15S E 424236 N 4338289
The founders, and the founding site.
Waymark Code: WM3KBX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Marker Erected by: Lafayette County Historical Society.
County of Marker: Lafayette County, Missouri.
Location of Marker: 15th St. & Wood St., in front of hospital, Lexington.

Marker Text:

In Memory of
RUSSELL, MAJORS AND WADDELL

Pioneer freighters of Lexington before the Civil War.
Founders of the famous Pony Express,
Outfitters for the Mexico and California Traders,
And the Western Army Posts,
Operators of Overland Wagon Trains across the Great Plains.
Employing four thousand men and thirty five hundred wagons, One thousand mules and forty thousand oxen.
Headquarters in Lexington.

Even though the Pony Express never ran from this site, it did begin here. These three men ran a very successful freighting business from Lexington, MO., and it was in their offices here, that the Pony Express was conceived, planned and launched.

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