USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -When the first transcontinental telegraph system was completed on Oct. 24, 1861, it put the Pony Express out of business.

Detailed explanation-2: -On October 24, 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph system was completed by Western Union, making it possible to transmit messages rapidly (by mid-nineteenth-century standards) from coast to coast. This technological advance, pioneered by inventor Samuel F. B. Morse, heralded the end of the Pony Express.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pony Express was replaced by a transcontinental telegraph line. When the line was completed, it became possible for anyone to simply send a telegraph to the West, so there was no reason to send messages by horseback. The telegraph was faster and instantly replaced the Pony Express system.

Detailed explanation-4: -It became obsolete. In October of 1861, Western Union completed a transcontinental telegraph line. The Pony Express shuttered two days after. Though the Pony Express was only around for a year and a half, its legacy endures.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Pony Express National Historic Trail passes through the following eight states: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California. The trail’s eastern end is in St. Joseph, Missouri and its western end is in San Francisco, California.