Pony Express celebration at Mormon Station State Historic Park in Genoa June 8
Posted by Bob Conrad on Jun 3, 2010 in News, State Parks | Comments Off
GENOA, Nev.—Nevada State Parks invites the public to visit Mormon Station State Historic Park on Tuesday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m. for a Pony Express celebration.
The event is free and will last until 7:30 p.m. The celebration includes a Pony Express rider arriving in Genoa, galloping into the stockade, exchanging the mailbag with the next rider who will gallop off into the sunset.
Each year the Pony Express Association re-enacts the actual ride that took place from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California in 1860 and 1861, which is a 10-day, 1,966-mile journey. Members of the Pony Express Association will be in Genoa as part of the 150th year celebration of the Pony Express.
The Gardnerville Volunteer Fire Department will be at the celebration having their fund raiser barbecue of burgers and bratwurst in the park.
A short presentation on the Pony Express will be given while waiting for the Pony Express rider to arrive.
A local family band, the “Old Melodian Minstrels,” will be dressed in historic clothes and playing old-time folks songs, which include yodeling, washboard and spoon playing and more.
Both the Mormon Station and the Genoa Courthouse museums will also be open during the program.
GENOA, Nev.—Nevada State Parks invites the public to visit Mormon Station State Historic Park on Tuesday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m. for a Pony Express celebration.
The event is free and will last until 7:30 p.m. The celebration includes a Pony Express rider arriving in Genoa, galloping into the stockade, exchanging the mailbag with the next rider who will gallop off into the sunset.
Each year the Pony Express Association re-enacts the actual ride that took place from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California in 1860 and 1861, which is a 10-day, 1,966-mile journey. Members of the Pony Express Association will be in Genoa as part of the 150th year celebration of the Pony Express.
The Gardnerville Volunteer Fire Department will be at the celebration having their fund raiser barbecue of burgers and bratwurst in the park.
A short presentation on the Pony Express will be given while waiting for the Pony Express rider to arrive.
A local family band, the “Old Melodian Minstrels,” will be dressed in historic clothes and playing old-time folks songs, which include yodeling, washboard and spoon playing and more.
Both the Mormon Station and the Genoa Courthouse museums will also be open during the program.
