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Hundreds riding Pony Express trail
CALLAO, Utah, (UPI) -- Organizers of a re-enactment marking the 150th anniversary of the old Pony Express mail service said in Utah 600 people are riding in this year's event.
The ride stretches from Sacramento to St. Joseph, Mo.
Organizers at the Callao, Utah, station -- one of 165 stations on the route -- said this year's ride has been increased from the traditional 10 days to 20 days to allow for extra celebrations, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday.
The Pony Express ran from April 1860 to October 1861.
"People just need to realize that history is what got us to where we are today," said Les Bennington, the National Pony Express Association president. "It would've been the e-mail of the 1860s."
Bennington said riders who volunteer with the association carry $5 commemorative letters -- the same price paid in 1860.
CALLAO, Utah, (UPI) -- Organizers of a re-enactment marking the 150th anniversary of the old Pony Express mail service said in Utah 600 people are riding in this year's event.
The ride stretches from Sacramento to St. Joseph, Mo.
Organizers at the Callao, Utah, station -- one of 165 stations on the route -- said this year's ride has been increased from the traditional 10 days to 20 days to allow for extra celebrations, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday.
The Pony Express ran from April 1860 to October 1861.
"People just need to realize that history is what got us to where we are today," said Les Bennington, the National Pony Express Association president. "It would've been the e-mail of the 1860s."
Bennington said riders who volunteer with the association carry $5 commemorative letters -- the same price paid in 1860.