Our trip from Abilene, KS to Pender, NE was cross-country,
passing rolling farmland and small towns. Marysville, KS is on the banks of the Big
Blue River was Home Station #1 for the Pony Express. It took 10 days for mail to
travel from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA. Horses were changed every 10-12
miles and drivers changed every 100 miles. The Pony Express operated from April,
1860 – October 1861. The telegraph was completed then, which was faster and
cheaper.
We made a day trip to Sioux City, Iowa to explore another
Lewis and Clark site. The
Corp of Discovery arrived here on August 20,
1804.
Sgt. Floyd had been seriously ill for several days and
died. Modern medicine has diagnosed his
symptoms as appendicitis, which was unknown at the time. There is a large stone
obelisk to mark his grave. He is the only member of the Corps to die on the
trip.
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