Pony Express Marker - Marshall County Courthouse - Marysville, Kansas
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gparkes
N 39° 50.496 W 096° 38.560
14S E 701695 N 4412835
This marker is found at the northwest corner of the old Marshall County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM87X5
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2010
Views: 11
This marker was placed at the corner of the old Marshall County Courthouse in 1931, which would have been the 70 year anniversary of the end of the Pony Express.
Marysville, Kansas was the first home station for the Pony Express, where riders would change and a new rider would continue taking the mail down the line.
Marker Name: Pony Express
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker text:
1860-1861
Pony Express
1931
Marysville, Kan
Homestation
Marker Location: Marshall
Year Marker Placed: 01/01/1931
Name of agency setting marker: Other (Please identify in marker text)
Official Marker Number: Not listed
Marker Web Address: Not listed
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