Pony Express Division Headquarters - Salt Lake City
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N 40° 45.936 W 111° 53.454
12T E 424808 N 4513118
The Salt Lake City Division Headquarters of the Pony Express was located at the present site of the Tribune Building.
Waymark Code: WM9NBC
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2010
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In addition to a Pony Express Station a short distance away, Salt Lake City was the Division Headquarters for the central portion of the route.
The plaque is inscribed:
Site of a Pony Express Station
1860-1861
Placed in Tribute to the Personnel of that Gallant Enterprise
by the
Spirit of Liberty Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution
1924
Apparently, some time after this plaque was placed in 1924, the actual site of the Station itself was established as being a short distance away.
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