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Why did the telegraph replace the pony express?
Although the Pony Express riders carried letters from station to station, it was the transcontinental telegraph line connecting East to West that spelled the end of the Pony Express.
What were the advantages of the pony express?
The pony express didn't last long, but it was thought it could deliver mail faster. It was seen as the most convient means to have east and west communicate. The pony express traveled through 8 states and covered 2000 miles.
Why was the pony express start?
The pony express was started because the people on the east wanted to get mail from the west faster.
What was the mail system in the west called?
Pony Express
What city was the Pony Express in?
it was in west Virginia many years ago
What was the horse powered postal service of the wild west?
Pony Express
What mountain range did the Pony Express cross out west?
Rocky Mountains
How was the pony express the beginning of communication in the 1860's?
I really wouldn't say that the pony express was the beginning of communication in the 1860's they had mail delivery to the West long before the pony express it just took longer since it had to travel by ship or by stagecoach which could take about a month.. If your teacher is trying to state it was... then you should clarify if for him or her... Now the Pony Express was a rely system that cut the delivery time to about 10 days total... first the mail was sent by telegraphic communication (Morse code) covering about half the distance across the US and a the Pony Express carried it the rest of the way.
What invention connected the west and east us?
telegraph railway pony express
What was the name of organized US horsemen who delivered mail in the old west?
In an effort to deliver US mail from place to place in the western US, mail was carried by mounted horsemen. This became known as the Pony Express.
How many miles apart were the old West pony express stations?
to much pudding in japan
What proved that the transcontinental railroad could reach the west coast during winter?
The Pony Express
