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    The pony express was significant because it was the America before cars and plane. The pony express Encountered Indians, robbery, robbery, and weather to deliver vital information and information that could help America with the current war. The pony express went to April 3, 1860 to October 24, 1861. In my opinion, the pony express men/women fit the theme exchange for delivering mail, and encounter for 3 reasons. First, the pony express encountered Weather. The pony express men had to go through

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    original name of the pony express was The Central Overland, California and Pikes Peak Express Company. People needed a fast mail service.The persons who took the mail needed to communicate with the west faster, get across to a 2000 mile trail, and go up mountains and other long parts that was hard for them. That when the pony express began to opened on April 3,1860.the founders of the pony express were William H, Russell, William B, Waddell, and Alexander. At first, mail was carried once a week but

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    The Pony Express Have you ever wondered how the Pony Express started? Let me tell you how it all began. California became the 31st state in 1850 and was over 2000 miles apart from the other states. This caused residents of the newly formed state to feel isolated. The Gold Rush of 1849 brought thousands to California, and the wanted faster mail service (Guinn, 1901). Mail services before the Pony Express were delivered by stage coach services, ships, and trains (Guinn, 1901). The service during this

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    The Pony Express covered 1,800 miles between Sacramento, California and St. Joseph, Missouri (Pony Express Territory Nevada). Along the way in this journey many riders would stop in Nevada. One of these stops was located at Simpson Park Station which is fifteen miles north east of Austin, Nevada (Simpson Park Station-Pony Express). The Simpson Park Station was named by Captain James H. Simpson who was the captain of the United States Topographical Engineers (Lewin). He decided to go on a route from

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    a student studying business and communication, The Pony Express is a piece of history in the United States before 1877 that is important and sometimes overlooked. It was a short lived service that was created during the Civil War aimed to make communication to the West faster and easier. This service relied on the use of horses and lightweight riders to bring mail back and forth across more than 100 stations 24 hours a day. The Pony Express riders used a 2,000 mile trial that stretched from Missouri

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    Dry Creek station was likely built in the spring of 1860 by Bolivar Roberts and his crew. It was one of the last stations to be built by the Pony Express. It is located four miles north of Highway 50, in Lander County, Nevada. The station was used by the Pony Express and Overland Stage as a home station (historic). The Pony Express riders would go from Dry Creek westward to the north (expedition.com). The riders had a high chance of getting attacked by the Native Americans and this proved to be true

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    The United States Postal Service and the Pony Express are similar in many ways, but also have their differences. The Pony Express was the way people in the 1800's got their mail, but was retired when telegraph lines started to sprout in the American West. Our United States Postal Service is how people now receive their letters, packages, and cards. The term "Pony Express" recieved its' name because mail was delivered by horses traveling for hundreds of miles. Only 180 men were hired for this

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    History of FedEx Essay

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    new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds”. This phrase could be applied to Fred Smith and Federal Express. From their beginnings in Little Rock, Arkansas in the early 70’s delivering 186 packages overnight to 25 U.S. cities, to three decades later parlaying it’s $20 billion dollar corporation into no less than five major operation companies. FedEx has become the world’s leader in global express transportation, providing fast delivery of documents, packages and freight shipments worldwide. As

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    Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world’s leading mail and logistics company operating under two strong brands: Deutsche Post is Europe’s leading postal service provider. Deutsche Post AG is uniquely positioned in the world’s growth markets, with a comprehensive range of international express, freight transportation, e-commerce and supply chain management services. Deutsche Post AG is a listed corporation domiciled in Bonn, Germany. Corporation has approx 470,000 employees in more than 220 countries

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    Telegraph Dbq

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    received through one of the following: fires, beacons, pigeon posts, or semaphores. At this point, the latest semaphore was recorded sending a message from Paris to Liles in under thirty two minutes. Before the telegraph, America used the Pony Express which delivered mail by horse. A message would be delivered by a series of men over a period of time before the message was received. This invaded privacy; also, depending on location, the message may take up to a week to be received. In 1860, Congress authorized

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