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The Pony Exp ress
Long ago people who lived in
the western part of the United
States had to wait months for
mail to come. In 1860, the pony
express began!
The pony express was a new
and fast way to move the mail.
Abraham Lincoln had become
President. People in the West
wanted news about him.
It took just seven days and
19 hours for Abraham Lincoln’s
first speech to arrive in
California. People could not
believe how fast the news
had come!
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