PONY EXPRESS CELEBRATION
(JUNE 14 & 17)
“Have You Ever” wanted to see the Pony Express ride like the wind? Visit this is the Place Heritage Park on June 14 when we celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express. Test your ‘get-up-and-go’ skills at our On-and-Off Competition! Watch a Pony Express Rider demonstration that begins at noon! Get sworn in as an official Pony Express Rider and take the sacred oath! Once you weigh in you’ll officially be a Pony Express Rider for the day! At 5:00 pm head to the National Pony Express Monument to await the arrival of the evening National Rider! This event is co-sponsored by the National Park Service.
All Your “Have You Ever Adventures” happen at This Is The Place Heritage Park!
For recent newspaper articles about the Pony Express Celebration, click the links below...
Pony Express commemoration to ride through Utah.
A man and his horse: Pony Express gallops through the heart of the Old West.
