Site information:

1000 2nd St, Sacramento

38.583064,-121.504283

Plaque information:

State plaque located on wall at 2nd St, between J and I Sts, Sacramento

There are numerous other plaques about the Pony Express as well.

38.583482,-121.503758

Plaque text:

B.F. Hastings Bank Building
(Western Terminus of the Pony Express)

This structure, erected in 1852-53, was occupied during the 1850’s by the B.F. Hastings Bank, Wells Fargo and Co., various state officials, Sacramento Valley Railroad, and the Alta Telegraph Co. during April 1860 - May 1861. The Alta Telegraph Co. and its successor, The California State Telegraph Co. were the agents here for the Central Overland Pony Express, owned and operated by the firm of Russell, Majors and Waddell. From this historic site the first overland journey eastward of the Pony Express was begun on April 4, 1860.


Plaque dedicated by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission, The Sacramento County Historical Society, The California Historical Society and the Grand Parlors, Native Sons and Native Daughters of the Golden West, Centennial Year 1960.

Registered 5/22/1957