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Pony express re-enactment set

Published: Sunday, June 7, 2009 12:15 a.m. MDT

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The National Pony Express Association will carry express mail for the 30th year this June along the historic Pony Express Trail.

A rider will depart St. Joseph, Mo., on Tuesday, June 9, for the 1,966-mile route to Sacramento, Calif.

Riders are expected to enter Utah from Evanston, Wyo., on June 14 about 8 p.m. and depart the state into Nevada at approximately 11 a.m. on June 18.

More information on the historical re-enactment is available at www.xphomestation.com.

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