Mail to the Far West in the Mid-1800s
Fort Caspar Museum
4001 Fort Caspar Road
Casper, WY 82604
United States
Event Description
Before email, text messages, and overnight shipping, there was the mail trail.
Join us on June 18 at 11 a.m. at Fort Caspar Museum for Mail to the Far West in the Mid-1800s, a fascinating look at how letters, newspapers, and important messages traveled across thousands of miles of frontier wilderness to reach settlers, soldiers, and communities in the American West.
Discover the challenges of communication before the Pony Express, telegraph, and modern transportation transformed the frontier.
The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.