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The '''Pony Express''' was a mail transport system that comprised relays of horses between St. Joseph, [[Missouri]] and [[Sacramento]], [[California]]. Although it only operated between 1860 and 1861 it has received fame through many Western movies.
The Pony Express utilised a relay system of riders and ponies to cover the distance of 2000 miles from St. Joseph, across the [[Great Plains]] and [[Rocky Mountains]] to Sacramento. Typically the journey took about two weeks. The service was rendered obsolete by the intruduction of the [[telegraph]] but has lived on through popular culture as an emblem of American inventiveness and daring.
[[Category:Inventions]]
The Pony Express utilised a relay system of riders and ponies to cover the distance of 2000 miles from St. Joseph, across the [[Great Plains]] and [[Rocky Mountains]] to Sacramento. Typically the journey took about two weeks. The service was rendered obsolete by the intruduction of the [[telegraph]] but has lived on through popular culture as an emblem of American inventiveness and daring.
[[Category:Inventions]]