This sculpture, photographed by Denver Newspaper Agency state circulation manager Rick Charbonneau, honors two important contributions to northeastern Colorado history and culture. What are they, and where does the bronze stand? Tell us what you know about it in an e-mail to ColoradoSunday@denverpost.com. Include a digital photo of yourself, and don’t forget to include your hometown in the message. Our favorite wins a $50 gas card.
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Last week: Julesburg Visitors Center bronze
Winner: Dale Wiest, Julesburg
This monument honors the Pony Express as the original cross-country mail carriers from Missouri to California, 1860-1861. As a recently retired rural mail carrier out of Julesburg, I feel a personal connection to these first overland mail carriers who braved the elements, hostile Indians and the wilderness to deliver their precious messages.
More details: Doug Cohn, Englewood
The Pony Express route just clipped the very northeast corner of Colorado. The riders crossed the South Platte River at Julesburg going northwest toward Cheyenne. Fort Sedgwick was there during the Pony Express days, as well as the first Julesburg. The current location of Julesburg is the third try. The first one was attacked and destroyed during the Indian Wars.
My cousin-in-law, Brenda Daniher, from the village of Higbee, is the artist. Her husband, Dave, is the rider. Brenda is a very talented sculptor and has pieces on public display in several cities including Colorado Springs, Pueblo and La Junta. This statue was dedicated in the spring of 2002.
From the horse’s mouth: Brenda Daniher, Higbee
It was a delight to have so many friends call and tell me about seeing my bronze Pony Express statue, “God Speed to the Boy and the Pony,” in Colorado Sunday! The statue is over 10 feet tall and 14 feet long. It weighes about a ton. The statue is so anatomically correct, you can look in the mouth of the horse and tell the age of the horse by the teeth.
Swing your partner: Judy and Jim Taylor, Littleton
In our search for a welcoming sight for visitors to our 53rd National Square Dance Convention in 2004, we found this site at the Visitors’ Center on Interstate 76 near Julesburg. It depicts the Pony Express Trail, which operated from April 3, 1860, to Nov. 30, 1861; the first trip was between St. Joseph and San Francisco. We have four beautiful pictures of this memorable site. We enjoy visiting the visitors’ centers all around our state!
