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The relay made the delivery of the mail faster.

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How the pony express affected settlement?

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How many miles is the pony express?

In good conditions, the Pony Express could carry mail up to 200 miles in a day.


Did Morgan horses pull the pony express?

Well no horse 'pulled' the Pony Express as it was a company and not a stage coach type set up. The horses were ridden at a steady gallop, and any horse that could cover distance at a regular pace were used. So more than likely Morgans were used at some point.


Where is the pony express route?

The Pony Express began on April 3, 1860 from St. Joe, MO, and shut down just 18 months later. It consisted of a string of some 190 relay or stock stations between St. Joe, Missouri, and California. 80 young men, many orphans, and 500 horses made up the Pony Express. The Express made 308 transcontinental runs covering 606,000 miles and carried almost 35,000 pieces of mail. In its 18 months of existence, only one mail pouch was lost!!


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What is the difference between an Express Setup and a Command Line Setup?

Express set-up usually makes most of the choices for you. Command-line set-up gives you more control to set different parameters.


How did the Assyrians communicate throughout their empire?

The Assyrians set up posts with fresh horse's, mules, or donkeys throughout the kingdom to transport messages. Usually they would get a response by the end of the week. It is just like the Pony Express that America used to have before the telegram.


Where did the pony express originated?

The Pony Express began on April 3, 1860 from St. Joe, MO, and shut down just 18 months later. It consisted of a string of some 190 relay or stock stations between St. Joe, Missouri, and California. 80 young men, many orphans, and 500 horses made up the Pony Express. The Express made 308 transcontinental runs covering 606,000 miles and carried almost 35,000 pieces of mail. In its 18 months of existence, only one mail pouch was lost!!


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What happened on the pony express accident at knotts berry farm?

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What inventions sped up in the second half of the 1800s?

The telegraph, and the telephone were the two biggest. In the early 2nd half of the 19th century the main type of communication was the pony express.