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The pony express was started because the people on the east wanted to get mail from the west faster.
The pony express was first started in 1860 (middle of the year) and closed in 1861 when the the telegraph was invented.
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The persons how started the pony express was named Alexander Majors, William H. Russell, and William B. Waddell.
The Pony Express started in the beginning of April 1860 and ended October 24, 1861.
St Joseph, Missouri
The Pony Express was started by William H. Russell, Alexander Majors, and William B. Waddell, who were all important men in the shipping and freight business. There is a link below to an article on the Pony Express.
Alexander Majors, William H. Russell, and William B. Waddel started the pony express and people needed a way to get mail from Missouri to California
The pony express started being built in 1860 and finished being built in 1861 the of the pony express were William H. Russell, Alexander Majors and William B. Waddle
Russell, Waddell and Majors.
The Pony Express route is in Illinois.
The telegraph is what ended the Pony Express