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Historical marker location:

319 S 4th St, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South 4th Street just north of Spruce Street, on the left when traveling north.)

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.