USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The Pony Express was no longer needed when a telegraph line from St. Louis, Missouri to California was completed. This meant that messages could be sent almost instantly between New York City and California through these new transcontinental telegraph lines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Greeted with great fanfare and excitement, the first ride of the Pony Express, on April 3, 1860, was reported by newspapers across the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fastest delivery time recorded for the Pony Express was seven days and seventeen hours, conveying Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural address. Russell, Majors, and Waddell lost $30 on every letter they carried.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California.