How Well Do You Know The History of The Wild West?

For how long did the Pony Express operate?

The Pony Express was a popular postal service and a symbol of the Old West. The service didn’t operate for very long though; it only operated for 18 months between 1860 and 1861 before folding up.

The postal service was created as a means of getting national news and matters of national interest across to the west faster amid rising tensions before the Civil War. The Express operated with a team of about 80 riders that carried mail night and day on a 1,900-mile journey. They had to swap horses to maintain full gallop and keep delivery times short.