WINCHESTER PONY EXPRESS BRONZE STATUE

Description

WINCHESTER PONY EXPRESS RIDER BRONZE STATUE.  Has some minor wear.  Original bottom felt, horse reign wires, and whip wire.
On the evening of April 3, 1860, a lone rider set out on horseback from St. Joseph, Missouri, carrying a
mochila
(backpack) crammed full of 49 letters, five private telegrams, and some newspapers. Ten days later, at 1:00 a.m. on April 14, the package was finally delivered by another rider to its destination in San Francisco, California. In addition to the mailbag, the Pony Express riders carried two things: a Bible, and a gun.