Episode 12: 1947 Pony Express Ride: Yreka to Sacramento

from Digging Deeper · host California Unearthed

In this episode of Digging Deeper we will be discussing the 1947 Pony Express ride from Yreka to Sacramento to promote the California State and Yreka fairs. This event took place 87 years after the original Pony Express delivered mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Some 1,800 miles that took 10 days to ride. Sources: Newspapers from Yreka to Sacramento. Siskiyou, Shasta Tehama, Butte, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento Counties.

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