In Search of the Pony Express - SENECA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes
N 39° 50.067 W 096° 03.671
14S E 751481 N 4413516
This marker can be found in the Downtown shopping area of Seneca.
Waymark Code: WM7YBY
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Marker text states:

Front:

In search of the Pony Express
Station Marker

Dedicated June 9, 2007
SENECA
Apr 3, 1860 - Nov 20, 1861
by
Koch Family
City of Seneca
United Bank & Trust
Nemaha County HIstorical Society
Pony Express Trail Association

Back:

The station at Seneca was the Smith Hotel operated by John E. Smith. His wife Agnes made sure that the hotel was clean and that good food was served to their customers. The Hotl was located on this corner and the stable was behind it on the south side of the alley. The hotel was a two story frame building and was painted white.

Seneca became a hom station on July 1, 1860, this is where Pony Express riders then stayed.

The Pony Express started on April 3, 1860 and ended on November 20, 1861. Starting August 28, 1861 all Pony Express mail from St. Joseph to Ft. Kearny was carried by stagecoach. On September 14, 1861 the easter headquarters of the Pony Epxress company was moved from St. Joseph to Atchison, Kansas.

Marker Name: In Search of the Pony Express - SENECA - Station Marker

Marker Type: Other (Please identify in marker text)

Marker text:
The station at Seneca was the Smith Hotel operated by John E. Smith. His wife Agnes made sure that the hotel was clean and that good food was served to their customers. The Hotl was located on this corner and the stable was behind it on the south side of the alley. The hotel was a two story frame building and was painted white. Seneca became a hom station on July 1, 1860, this is where Pony Express riders then stayed. The Pony Express started on April 3, 1860 and ended on November 20, 1861. Starting August 28, 1861 all Pony Express mail from St. Joseph to Ft. Kearny was carried by stagecoach. On September 14, 1861 the easter headquarters of the Pony Epxress company was moved from St. Joseph to Atchison, Kansas.

Marker Location: Nemaha

Year Marker Placed: 06/09/2007

Official Marker Number: 7

Name of agency setting marker: Other (Please identify in marker text)

Marker Web Address: Not listed
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