Pony Express
former mail service in the Western United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pony Express was a mail delivering service started on April 3, 1860. It ended on October 26, 1861.[2] It would normally deliver mail in about 10 days.[3] The pony express was the best way to spread news in this time. 186 stations kept horses so when a rider's horse was tired he could trade it for a fresh one.
On October 24, 1861, the telegraph was completed. It sent messages faster than the Pony Express.[4] The Pony Express shut down shortly after the telegraph was completed. It only lasted two days after the telegraph was first made.[5]
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