Historic Resource Study: Pony Express National Historic Trail
Godfrey A. 1994. Historic Resource Study: Pony Express National Historic Trail. Historic Resource Study. National Park Service. Washington, D.C.
The intent of this Historic Resource Study (HRS) of the Pony Express National Historic Trail is threefold: 1) to provide basic information to assist in the preparation of the trail comprehensive management plan (CMP) and to manage and interpret the trail, 2) to furnish National Park Service (NPS) managers and planners, state and local authorities, private landowners, and cooperating groups with an extensive trail database for action plans and implementation activities for the Pony Express National Historic Trail, and 3) to give to the public a general history of the Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Company (C.O.C. & P.P. Express Co.) otherwise known as the Pony Express. This HRS is divided into nine chapters. Chapter One provides an account of the development of the Pony Express, giving the antecedents and historical context for the enterprise. Chapter Two discusses the founders of the Pony Express (William H. Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell), and how they originated the idea for a Pony Express and put their conception of it into operation. Chapter Three looks at the actual organization, general operation, and ultimately the demise of the Pony Express during its existence from April 1860 to October 1861. The next five chapters give details about the history, location, and operation of each Pony Express station site along the route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, and then on to San Francisco, California. The ninth and final chapter examines the significance of the Pony Express in American history, and provides recommendations for further research to preserve and interpret the Pony Express National Historic Trail. Following this last chapter, the reader will find an annotated bibliography, illustrations, and a select bibliography.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Godfrey, Anthony
- Date of Issue
- 1994-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , POEX
- Keywords
- By Ocean or By Land: Roots of the Pony Express, Cultural Resources, ehistory, History, Myth and Reality of the Pony Express, Organization and Operation of Pony Express 1860-1861, Stations between Ft. Kearney and Horseshoe Creek, Stations between Horseshoe Creek and Salt Lake City, Stations between Roberts Creek and Sacramento, Stations between Salt Lake City and Robert's Creek Utah, Stations between St. Joseph and Fort Kearney, The Great Race Against Time: Birth of the Pony Express