Reliving the Gold Rush at Old Sacramento

Old Sacramento - Pony Express Statue

The Pony Express statue commemorates the nearly 2,000-mile mail run that traveled from Sacramento, Calif. to St. Joseph, Missouri.

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Kitty corner to the Wells Fargo History Museum is The Pony Express Statue. The 15-foot, bronze statue and concrete base commemorates the 1,966-mile mail run from Sacramento to St. Joseph, Missouri. The city-to-city relay took less than 10 days to ride. Old Sacramento served as the western terminus of the Pony Express postal system.

The Pony Express Statue is located at the corner of J and 2nd streets.

• Introduction to Old Sacramento
• Old Sacramento - B.F. Hastings Building
• Old Sacramento - Wells Fargo History Museum
• Old Sacramento - Pony Express Statue
• Old Sacramento - California State Railroad Museum
• Old Sacramento - Discovery Museum
• Old Sacramento - Delta King
• Old Sacramento - Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum
• Old Sacramento - The Firehouse
• Old Sacramento - Events All Year-Round