Compassion

Historical marker location:

Mercy Park, Joplin, Missouri

( Marker is on McClelland Boulevard north of 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1996

Sculptor, Bill Snow.

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.