"From the days of ancient Persia to dawn of modern industry, horse and rider served to bind together the provinces of monarchy, empire and republic.  No state long survived its inability to promote the dissemination of knowledge and information among its people.   In mid-century America, communication between St. Joseph on the fringe of western settlement and gold mining communities of California challenged the bold. In rain and in snow, in snow and in hail over moonlit plain, down twisting mountain path . . . pounding pony feet knitted together the ragged edges of a rising nation.  From these hearty souls who toiled over plain, a nation spanning a continent was ours to receive.  In the spirit of the Pony Express it is for us to leave to those who shall follow, new trails in the sky uniting in thought and in deed."

This at the top is a telegraph. This is what beat the Pony Express. Telegraph’s can be sent around the United States back than.

 

On the top is a piece of mail ready to be taken to Sacramento from St. Joseph. Back then the mail was different from the mail we have today. Look the stamps, envelope, and the order you write the address is different from the mail we have today.

At the left is a picture of an Indian, similar to the ones attacking the Pony Express riders. The Indian is holding a bow with a sack of arrows on his back ready to kill a Pony Express rider