Kansas City's Old Square / Le Vieux Carre de Kansas City

Historical marker location:

400 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri

( Marker is on Grand Boulevard south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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.