Phelps County Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

200 North Main Street, Rolla, Missouri

( Memorial is on West 3rd Street, 0.1 miles west of North Rolla Street, on the left when traveling west.)

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.