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The Midway Stage Station is a historic building in Gothenburg, Nebraska. It was built in 1859, and expanded in 1860–1861. [ 2 ] Initially built as a station for the Leavenworth City & Pike's Peak Express Company , it served as a station for the Pony Express from the 1860s to the late 1870s. [ 2 ]
The Pony Express Trail runs through Gothenburg. There are two original Pony Express Stations in Gothenburg. In 1931, a station located on the Upper 96 Ranch, four miles east of Fort McPherson in Lincoln County, was donated to the city. The station was moved to Ehmen Park in central Gothenburg. [11]
Pony Express Station: Gothenburg: Dawson: Central: History: Two former Pony Express station sites [68] [69] Potter Historical Museum: Potter: Cheyenne: Nebraska Panhandle: Local history: Open by appointment [70] Prairie Country School: Murdock: Cass: Southeast: Education: website, 1890s-period one room schoolhouse Prairie Schooner Museum ...
Location of Madison County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Rock Creek Station: Endicott: A Pony Express Station and now a State Historical Park. Setting of an 1861 gunfight between David McCanles and Wild Bill Hickok. Oak Grove Station: Oak: A Pony Express station is marked by a monument commemorating an 1864 Indian battle called the Little Blue Raid. Simonton-Smith wagon train attack site: Hastings
Pages in category "Pony Express stations" ... Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins; Cove Fort; Cozad, Nebraska; D. Dayton, Nevada ... Fort Churchill State Historic ...
Collinsville is approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of St. Louis, Missouri, and is part of that city's Metro East area. [5] Collinsville is the location of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, a National Historic Landmark and UNESCO World Heritage Site. This prehistoric urban complex is estimated to have had a population of thousands at its peak ...
In 1860, the roughly 186 Pony Express stations were about 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) apart along the Pony Express route. [9] At each station, the express rider would change to a fresh horse, get a bite to eat, and would only take the mail pouch called a mochila (from the Spanish for pouch or backpack) with him.