Pony Express Stations In Kansas

Each station was located between 15 to 20 miles apart.

Pony express stations in kansas. Hollenberg pony express station is just north of hanover off kansas highway 148 one mile east on k 243. Wednesday saturday closed state holidays and november 1 2020 march 31 2021. The rigid pony express schedule required 150 stations. Joseph was also called cottonwood station because of its proximity to cottonwood creek.

The home station in marysville a stone barn built by joseph cottrell in 1859 was leased to the pony express in 1860. 36 on k 148 one mile east of hanover on k 243. At each relay station riders would exchange their tired horse for a fresh one. There are menu options at the top right and top left of the map viewer.

Interactive trails map viewer. Hollenberg pony express station. Hollenberg station hanover kansas. Locations were governed by necessity not convenience.

Hollenberg kansas pony express station between home stations there were several relay rider or swing stations. The riders likely slept at the nearby barrett hotel located where ar ex drug store is today. The grounds and exterior of the station can been visited when the site is closed and there is a picnic area. The hollenberg ranch house was built on cottonwood creek about 1857 by gerat h.

Pony express sculpture in marysville kansas. Hollenberg to capitalize on the oregon california emigrant trade that passed his door. The terrain determined the number and the distance between home stations and relay stations. Choose the pony express national historic trail and then zoom in to find the details you need for trip planning.

Hollenberg pony express station visitor s center display in visitor center museum. One of the original pony express stops hollenberg pony express station state historic site is located near hanover in washington county and is administered by the kansas historical society. The top right menu allows you to look at the trail overlaid on street topographic or imagery maps. The barn is still standing and is now a museum.

Pony express station at seneca originally a hotel kept by john e. Two miles east of hanover on sr243 hollenberg pony express station state historic site is the only unaltered pony express station remaining in its original location. Hollenberg pony express station state historic site. In the beginning the relay rider stations were set approximately 20 25 miles apart but later more relay rider stations were established at shorter intervals about 12 15 miles apart.

Cottrell kept his blacksmith shop in the barn. This most westerly pony express station in kansas 123 miles west from st.