National Headquarters Memorial

Historical marker location:

3300 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri

( Memorial is on Broadway Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1980

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

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.