California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County
California Historical Landmark 697
Pony Express Five Mile House
Intersection of Jed Smith Drive and Sinclair Road
California State University Sacramento
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Sinclair Road near the Pony Express marker
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Sequoia Hall in the background
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16 October 2022
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Departing at 2:45 A.M. from the Alta Telegraph Co. in Sacramento, Pony Rider Sam (Bill) Hamilton carried the first mail eastward of the Central Overland Pony Express on April 4, 1860. Here quickly changing ponies he sped on to the next stop at Fifteen Mile Station .
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 697
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission, Sacramento County Historical Society, and the Central Overland Pony Express Trail Association, April 2, 1960