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Five Mile Station

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Departing at 2:45 A.M. from the Alta Telegraph Co. in Sacramento, Pony Rider Sam (Bill) Hamilton carried the first mail eastward of the Central Overland Pony Express on April 4, 1860. Here, after quickly changing ponies, he sped on to the next stop at Fifteen Mile Station.
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