The Doomed Assault

Historical marker location:

118 Maple St, Pilot Knob, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from Maple Street (State Highway 221) 0.1 miles east of McCune Street.)

Sept. 27, Afternoon.

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.