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Missouri Pony Express Stations

The Patee House was the Eastern Headquarters of the Pony Express and housed the Riders. The horses were stalled at the Pikes Peak Stables.

The Pony and Rider actually went inside the Patee House post office to collect the mochila filled with mail, before setting off to the west.

Missouri has 3 pony express stations over 2 miles of Pony Express Trail.

Missouri Station List

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Patee House Museum
- Locations: California National Historic Trail, Pony Express National Historic Trail
The 140-room Patee House, built by John Patee in 1858, was recognized at that time as the most luxurious hotel west of the Mississippi River. In 1860, Russell, Majors, & Waddell established the St. Joseph offices of the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company on the first floor of the hotel. The original four-story brick structure, now 140 years old, houses a museum, which includes the restored Pony Express office.
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Pikes Peak Stables, Pony Express National Museum
- Locations: Pony Express National Historic Trail
On April 3, William (Billie) Richardson left this stable, rode the short distance to the Patee House, picked up the waiting mochila, and headed west on the first Pony Express run to Sacramento, California, nearly 2,000 miles away. The original wooden structure was replaced by a brick building in 1888, but some of the original posts and beams were reused. In 1950, the Goetz Foundation restored the building to its 1888 brick appearance and established a museum.