By Scotts Bluff National Monument
This #NationalThankAMailCarrierDay we thought we would thank the original mail carriers in the Scotts Bluff area: the Pony Express Riders!
For its short, 18-month long existence (April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861), Pony Express Riders would pass through Mitchell Pass in what is now Scotts Bluff National Monument.
It took the relay of riders about 10 days to deliver messages from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA.
When the transcontinental telegraph was completed on October 24, 1861, messages could be sent nearly instantaneously, thus rendering the Pony Express obsolete.
#MidwestNPS #PonyExpress
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