The Pony Express set off on its first mail delivery on April 3, 1860. The Pony Express was a relay delivery of mail by horses and riders from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Each rider on the express rode for about 150 miles, horses ran for about fifteen miles. The 2,000 mile route took about ten days to complete during the summer and fourteen days during the winter.
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