Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site

06/14/2024

UPDATE: Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site in Hanover will be open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday, June 14. The site will also welcome visitors from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 16. The site will be closed Wednesday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday, but will be open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22. The site will be back to its regular schedule the following week. For more information visit www.kshs.org/19565

06/12/2024

Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site in Hanover will be closed today, Wednesday, June 12, through Friday, June 14. The site will welcome visitors from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Check back later for next week's schedule!

08/27/2023

TODAY IS THE DAY! Join us for the 37th annual Pony Express Festival at Hollenberg Station! Celebrate the Pony Express and the life and times of the era with a day of family-friendly fun!

Activities include folk artisan demonstrations, wagon rides, civil war reenactors, musical entertainment, walk-throughs of the historic stationhouse, and much more!

Check out the activities on site, grab a bite to eat at the lunch stand, and enjoy the day with us here at Hollenberg Station!

08/23/2023

Join us THIS SUNDAY for the 37th annual Pony Express Festival at Hollenberg Station! Celebrate the Pony Express and the life and times of the era with a day of family-friendly fun!

Activities include folk artisan demonstrations, wagon rides, civil war reenactors, musical entertainment, walk-throughs of the historic stationhouse, and much more!

Grab a bite to eat at the lunch stand and enjoy the day with us here at Hollenberg Station!

06/10/2023

Here comes the Pony! This year's annual Pony Express re-ride is on its way! Every June, riders from the NPEA (National Pony Express Association) re-create the iconic 10-day ride, carrying letters across the American west on horseback just as the original Pony Express riders did. The first rider left Sacramento, CA on June 7th, and we expect the mail to reach Hollenberg Station on June 16th at 11:00pm CDT.

You can find more information about the ride, see status updates, and even follow the journey in real time on the NPEA's website at http://nationalponyexpress.org/re-ride/.

The Pony Rides AgainA lone rider gallops across a landscape of prairie grass and sagebrush and mountain terrain. The sound of approaching hoofbeats is heard from afar. Another rider and horse awaits in the shade of a tree. The incoming rider reins in and greetings are exchanged. Dismounting, the inc...