Pony Express Begins: Mail Crosses America in 10 Days
The Pony Express slashed transcontinental mail time to ten days, instantly binding the new state of California to the rest of the country before the telegraph arrived. This rapid horseback relay network served as the West's most direct east-west communication channel for eighteen months, proving vital for national unity during a critical era.
April 3, 1860
166 years ago
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