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Public Forum Letter



Updated: 12/05/2008 05:06:17 PM MST





The Utah Historic Trails Consortium, a local organization that includes historic trails organizations and other organizations interested in preserving nationally significant historic trails, is concerned about the quick action taken by the Bureau of Land Management to lease large parcels of land in Utah's west desert. These parcels contain segments of the National Pony Express Trail and… Continue

At the Ribbon Cutting at Eagle Mountain's Sweetwater Trail event on Thanksgiving Day November 27, 2008, there was a Pony Express Trail Re-enactment. This is appropriate because the newly completed trail is along the route of the original Pony Express Trail through Eagle Mountain.…

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Scout leader exuberant

by Marshall White

Monday, November 24, 2008

Photo by Jessica Stewart / St. Joseph News-Press / Purchase this photo

Alan Franks is the new executive director of the Pony Express Council of the Boy Scouts of America.



The Pony Express Council is hoping a man with enthusiasm, personal energy, creative ideas, a smile and a warm handshake can make a difference as its new Boy Scout… Continue

Pony Express to carry 2008 holiday mail

Posted: Tuesday, Nov 4th, 2008

BY: Vicki Hood, Editor



Want your Christmas cards to have something special from Wyoming this year?



The local chapter of the National Pony Express Riders will hold a special cancellation and delivery of cards from local communities for the 2008 Christmas season.



Christmas cards will be collected in specially marked boxes located inside the main office of the United States Post… Continue

About this book

Read this book



A Thrilling and Truthful History of

The Pony Express

or

Blazing the Westward Way

and other skecthes and incidents of those stirring tiems

William L. Visscher

Published by Rand, McNally & Co., 1908





CONTENTS

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CHAPTER I. "The Great American… Continue