Whalen, Michael, Pony Express Rider, Grave Decoration by Boy Scouts, Photo, 1972
Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.217
Description
Whalen, Michael, Pony Express Rider, Grave Decoration by Boy Scouts, April , 1972. Snapshot of Boy Scout Troop #26 of Immaculate Conception. Pictured are 4 scouts and 3 leaders, placing a wreath, plaque and flag at the grave-marker for Whalen at Ashland Cemetery in St. Joseph, MO. b/w
Whalen was in St. Joseph to see the starting ride of the Pony Express He rode for two months as a rider from Salt Lake City to Camp Floyd. Whalen was a Union soldier in the Civil War who accompanied Sherman's March. He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.
old digital file name: WhalenMichael XPRider 4.
