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Folsom, a Gold Rush and railroad town, became the western terminus of the Central Overland Pony Express on July 1, 1860. Express mail had been carried by pony to and from Sacramento, but beginning on July 1, 1860, the Sacramento Valley Railroad carried it between Sacramento and Folsom until Placerville became the terminus from July 1 to October 26, 1861.
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Folsom, California · United States
