Louisiana Purchase / Lewis and Clark Expedition / They Passed This Way / Old Trail Road

Historical marker location:

100 West Nodaway Street, Oregon, Missouri

( Marker is on West Nodaway Street (Missouri Route 111) just east of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2002

The Pony Express, a mail delivery service that operated from 1860 to 1861, had a route that went through Missouri. The service used a network of riders and relay stations to transport mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in just 10 days.