Adventure: 051, Site 065 – St
George Hotel
Monument installed by the Pony Express
Trail Association
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: September 26, 2012
Location:
Latitude:
38° 34.938′ N
Longitude:
121° 30.082′ W
Address:
J Street and 4th Street, Sacramento, CA
Description:
There is not much more to say about
this adventure except that Thing One and Thing Two were out on our
historic, twelve mile walk, heading towards the Capitol Mall. We
stumbled upon this Pony Express marker before being two blocks from
the hotel room. The marker was similar to the one we found last night
in Old Sacramento, but a ways away. This one commemorated William
Finney's commissioning of Pony Express riders in the Sacramento
region.
From HMDG:
ST.GEORGE HOTEL
Dedicated March 19, 2005
SACRAMENTO
By
James Streetsky
First Northern Bank
The Firehouse Restaurant
Rotary Club of Sacramento
Burnett & Sons Planing
Mill
and Lumber Co. – Since
1869
Sacramento Metropolitan
Chamber of Commerce
Pony Express Trail
Association
[A list of donors is on
the bottom of the base.]
[Back of Marker]
The St. George Hotel was on this corner with the main entrance on Fourth Street.
The following ad ran on March 19, 1860 in the Sacramento Union Newspaper.
”Men Wanted!
The undersigned wishes to hire ten or a dozen men, familiar with
the management of horses, as hostlers or riders on the Overland
Express Route via Salt Lake City. Wages, $50 per month and found. I
may be found at the St. George Hotel during Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday. William W. Finney”
This was the only ad ever run for Pony Express riders. On March 20, the Sacramento Union reported “We understand that about two hundred men have responded
[A list of donors is on the bottom of the base.]
References:
Overall Landmark References:
- Historical
Marker Database (HMDB)
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