May 23, 2022
Image via The Los Angeles Evening Citizen News- Uncredited Photographer- March 26, 1956. Mesannie Wilkins poses with her horses (Tarzan (L) and King (R), and dog Depeche Toi.
The Terminally Ill 63-Year-Old Woman Who Rode A Horse 7,000 Miles Across The United States
In the 1950s, a sick woman with no family traveled across the country by herself with her loyal pets
One of the most unique examples of a cross-country voyage occurred in the 1950s when a 63-year-old woman who had just been diagnosed with a terminal illness rode 7,000 miles coast to coast on her horses with no other company except for her dog.......
