Fr. Edward S. Filipiak Park

Historical marker location:

Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on North 10th Street just north of Biddle Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1985

Oct. 21, 1899 - Sept. 29, 1979

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.