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The Pony Express Terminal

The 1852 B. F. Hastings Bank Building on 2nd Street, the western endpoint of the Pony Express in 1860-61 and a National Historic Landmark since 1966.

The two-story brick building at 1000 2nd Street, at the corner of 2nd and J Streets in Old Sacramento, was built in 1852. It was the western end of the Pony Express during its brief run from 1860 to 1861.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966 and is California Historical Landmark No. 606. Part of Old Sacramento State Historic Park, it now houses a museum on the history of Wells Fargo.

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What is in the Pony Express Terminal today?

A museum dedicated to the history of Wells Fargo.

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