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- Buffalo Bill Cody, who later became famous for his Wild West Show, was a rider for the Pony Express and wrote of his experiences. We join Bill's story as he is hired - at the age of 15 - to ride a section of the trail that lies in modern-day Wyoming:
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- Traveling By Train Alone Lenore Skenazy is no stranger to criticism over allowing her son independence. Earlier this year, Skenazy started an entire Web site and movement for free-range kids after critics pounded her for allowing her then 9-year-old son, Izzy, to ride the subway alone.
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Westward Expansion The route used by the Pony Express went from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. There were 184 stations along the 1,900 mile route. It followed the Oregon Trail for a ways, and then used the Mormon Trail to Salt Lake City.
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Muscle cramps facts Muscle cramps often cause a visible or palpable hardening of the involved muscle. Muscle cramps can last anywhere from a few seconds to a quarter of an hour or occasionally longer. It is not uncommon for a cramp to recur multiple times until it finally resolves.
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The Young Riders The Young Riders. Teens who join the Pony Express include a young Wild Bill Hickok and `Billy' Cody (who grew up to be Buffalo Bill). The series took the usual liberties with history, and ran three seasons---twice as long as the real Pony Express.
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Did Billy The Kid Die in 1881 or 1950? Another Folklore Mystery! Pat Garrett became sheriff of Lincoln County and at one time was friends with Billy the Kid. It is known “the kid” was shot in the dark on this date in 1881 by Pat Garrett. But, it is said he was shot in the back by Garrett, whom by then I suppose was a former friend.
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Brushy Bill Roberts and Billy the Kid---The Complete Facts 1 Jessie Evans, or Joe Hines as he was later known, confirmed to Morrison that Brushy Bill was the Kid.  Bob Young, a native of Round Rock, Texas, visited Hamilton, Texas in 1930 and first met Brushy Bill. The two became friends and Brushy informed Young that he would like to accompany him on his return to Round Rock.
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Mr. Ed: The Talking Horse Mr. Ed's voice was the voice of Rocky Lane. Rocky Lane was a real cowboy! He also played cowboys in Western films, such as King of the Mounties, Red Gulch Renegades, and the Silver City Kid. Lane generally performed with his own horse, Black Jack.t never ranked in the Top 25 shows, but it was well-loved by its fans. Mr. Ed wasn't a rescue horse, saving lost little children like Lassie. He didn't splash his best friend with a flap of his tail like Flipper. Mr. Ed was an eight year old Palomino horse who spent his time in a horse stall, complaining to his owner.
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Riders of the Pony Express William Boulton was one of the older riders in the service; his age at that time is given at about 35. Boulton rode for about three months with Jim Beatley. On one occasion, while running between Seneca and Guittards' Station in Kansas, Boulton's horse gave out when five miles from the latter station.
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- Mr. Ed became my favorite show. Wilbur had to keep the secret that Mr. Ed the horse could talk. Mr. Ed only spoke to his owner Wilbur Post (played by Alan Young) who worked as an architect out of his office in the barn at 17230 Valley Spring Lane.Mr. Ed did talk to children on several episodes.he horse which died in Oklahoma in 1979 who everyone thought was Mr. Ed, was a horse who once posed as Mr. Ed for publicity photos used by the production company. There has been a long lasting secret to when & where the real Mr. Ed died.
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Westward Expansion Only one rider and one shipment of mail were lost during the running of the Pony Express. Riders would travel 75 to 100 miles a day, switching horses every 10 to 12 miles. The fastest delivery in the history of the Pony Express was seven days and seventeen hours. It was to deliver President Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address.
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Experts say photo purchased at flea market for $10 is of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett; Old West tintype potentially worth millions After seeing a TV program in 2015 about the discovery of a photo of the outlaw playing croquet, Abrams was inspired to research him further. That's when he thought he recognized Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid's former friend and the sheriff who gunned him down.
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- Tonto, the Lone Ranger's Native American sidekick, rode a bay pinto named Scout. He was originally supposed to ride a white (grey) horse similar to Silver, but the television …producers realized this would make Silver seem less impressive. Dreamndesire.
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- Frank E. Webner. Pony Express rider ca. 1861. Missouri and Sacramento, California. The distance was divided into a series of relays 75 to 100 miles in length over which a lone rider would race, changing his horse every 10 to 15 miles before handing his cargo off to the next rider.
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Pony Express The Pony Express mail route, April 3, 1860 – October 24, 1861; Reproduction of Jackson illustration issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Pony Express founding on April 3, 1960. Reproduction of Jackson's map issued by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
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- Printer Friendly Version >>>. The Pony Express made its first run on April 3, 1860 and immediately captured the imagination of the nation. It had been established to provide a speedy method of delivering mail over a two thousand mile route that stretched between St. Joseph. Missouri and Sacramento, California.
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Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy in comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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W Pony Express During his route of 80 to 100 miles, a Pony Express rider would change horses 8 to 10 times. The horses were ridden at a fast trot, canter or gallop, around 10 to 15 miles per hour and at times they were driven to full gallop at speeds up to 25 miles per hour.
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- C., to convince Congress to authorize an army unit of cowboys. While other men made similar proposals, Torrey is credited with originating the idea of the rough riders. Born in Pittsfield, Illinois, Torrey came to Wyoming to help his elder brother Capt. R. A. Torrey manage his ranch in the Big Horn Basin.
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Pony Express Historical Timeline September 18, 1861: The telegraph is extended westward from Fort Kearney 100 miles. Pony Express riders would take the messages to Julesburg, Colorado. The messages were sent to a telegraph station 250 miles west. There, Pony Express riders would take the messages to the next telegraph station coming from the west.
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All Aboard (Not) Children may no longer take the train alone, I discovered Monday, in a sad bit of news that has wrecked our plans for this February break and made me rue anew our hand-holding, paranoid culture. Amtrak has suddenly decided that Eli and Simon are no longer old enough to be trusted to ride the train by themselves.
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Rawhide Kid (1955) comic books Cover art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Rawhide Kid stars in When the Kid Went Wild!, Showdown With the Crow Magnum Gang, and Riot in Railtown, scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Silent Man text story. This Is -- A Gun!, script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck. 36 pgs.
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- Brushy Bill Roberts (? – December 27, 1950; claimed date of birth December 31, 1859) a.k.a. William Henry Roberts [1], Ollie Partridge William Roberts, Ollie P. Roberts or Ollie L. Roberts, attracted attention by claiming to be the western outlaw William H. Bonney, also known as Billy the Kid.
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Pony Express Pony Express Postmark, 1860, westbound. The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, mail, and small packages from St. Joseph, Missouri, across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California, by horseback, using a series of relay stations.
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My Little Pony Corrals Unlikely Fanboys Known as 'Bronies' Luke Allen, one of a growing number My Little Pony fanboys known as “bronies,” poses with two action figures from McDonald's Happy Meals. Photo courtesy Luke Allen. Each day, out-of-work computer programmer Luke Allen self-medicates by watching animated ponies have magical adventures. The 32-year-old, who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, loves his daily fix of My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, and he’s not alone.
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Did Billy The Kid Die in 1881 or 1950? Another Folklore Mystery! The folklore is that a guy named Brushy Bill was really Billy the Kid. He went by the name of William Henry Roberts and he died in Hico, TX in 1950, though this account of the Billy the Kid conspiracy theory says Brushy Bill went by Ollie P. “Bill” Roberts even though the grave marker says William Henry Roberts.