Pony Express Monument planned for western Nebraska
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Associated Press - November 6, 2009 6:25 AM ET
SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) - Formal fundraising efforts begin later this month for a Pony Express Monument in Sidney.
The Sidney Jaycees hope to raise more than $100,000. Member Dalan Hiett says the National Pony Express Association approached his group about 18 months ago, asking whether it would be interested in the project.
The Pony Express, a private mail service, operated from April 1860 to October 1861 using a network of horseback riders and relay stations. It ran through Nebraska and seven other states on its 1,996-mile trail from Sacramento, Calif., to St. Joseph, Mo.
The Jaycees hope to have the monument finished by June, when commemorative riders come through Sidney. Each year, the association conducts a 10-day, nonstop event called a re-ride.
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National Pony Express Association: http://www.xphomestation.com/npea.html
Information from: Sidney Sun-Telegraph, http://www.suntelegraph.com/
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