If you're considering buying a franchise, the best thing you can do is research, research, research. Here's advice on how to do that, from Jason W. Power, a principal at franchise law firm Shelton & Power LLC in Tampa, Fla., who spoke Friday at the International Franchise Expo in New York. 1. Attend franchise events.
The route started at St. Joseph, Missouri on the Missouri River, it then followed what is modern-day U.S. Highway 36 (US 36 the Pony Express Highway) to Marysville, Kansas, where it turned northwest following Little Blue River to Fort Kearny in Nebraska.
Pony Express National Historic Trail Topographical Map. A color, topographical map of the entire Pony Express NHT is available as an Acrobat PDF document (1.01mb) for download. Because the nearly 1900 mile long trail covers eight states, this map measures approximately 50 x 11.