Pony Express Region
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The Pony Express Region is a vague area of northwestern Missouri. It takes it's name from the Pony Express mail service based out of Saint Joseph, Missouri.
[edit] Name
The Pony Express name is historically linked to St Joseph. It is often used to define the city or the St Joseph Metropolitan Area[1] [2]
The term is often used for a wider area of northwestern Missouri between Kansas City and Iowa.[3][4][5]
Pony Express Lake, a Missouri Department of Conservation lake, is located east of St Joseph towards Interstate 35.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=pERUTWaHLFsC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=%22pony+express+region%22&source=web&ots=fyjcaAiyxH&sig=XHz1qT2KkfICuYpkr-ztBsqUGu4
- ^ http://www.stjomo.com/ponyexpressregion.htm
- ^ Missouri Regions: Pony Express | eThemes | eMINTS
- ^ Missouri Prayer Mission
- ^ Greater St. Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau
- ^ Northwest Region Fishing | Pony Express Lake