Pony Express Marker - Lexington, Missouri - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The marker has three bronze relief plaques on a stone base. Round plaque had relief busts of the three founders of the Pony Express, Russell, Major, and Waddell and above them is a Pony Express rider on his horse. The large center plaque again has relief busts of the three founders and Pony Express rider along with a map of the various stops along the route. The final plaque has the relief of a Pony Express rider and it has a raised relief of a rope circling historical information.

The plaques are inscribed:

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
On 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

TITLE: Pony Express Marker ARTIST(S): Marian Brackenridge DATE: 1960 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000125 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Lafayette County Courthouse 10th & Main Streets Lexington, Missouri DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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