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.
The National Park Service Geographic Resources Program hosts an interactive trails map viewer. Choose the Pony Express National Historic Trail and then zoom in to find the details you need for trip planning. Click here for the interactive trails map viewer. Tip: There are menu options at the top right and top left of the map viewer.