160 years ago today - Apr 7, 1860

the first Pony Express rider arrived in Salt Lake City having left Sacramento, California on the evening of April 3. On April 9 the first Pony Express rider from the east arrived in Salt Lake City, having left St. Joseph, Missouri on the evening of April 3.

[History to Go, Pioneers and Cowboys, http://historytogo.utah.gov/timeline/pioneersandcowboys.html]

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