Patriotic Mailbox - Lake Butler, FL
N 30° 01.390 W 082° 20.448
17R E 370707 N 3322109
A patriotic mailbox located adjacent to the Lake Butler Masonic Lodge in Lake Butler, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM612Z
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2009
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This old U.S. Postal Service mailbox is no longer used as a mail drop. According to the Lake Butler Masonic Lodge, the old mailbox is now used for the following purposes:
"The mailbox painted red, white, and blue with a sign, "not for mail" located at 325 West Main Street (on Lake Butler Lodge No. 52 property) has a primary function of allowing place for people to dispose of their tattered/ragged American Flags. Its secondary mission is to allow citizens that want to thank our service members in "harms way" to put their unaddressed letters. We (VFW and the American Legion Posts) address the letters to service members for the writers, place a stamp on the envelopes and mail them at the Post Office. The tattered flags are placed in suitable closed containers and normally are burned at a private ceremony with an empty chair as a place of honor for lovers of Old Glory that are deceased or infirm due to poor health."
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Visit Instructions:
Post picture of mailbox. There is no need to include yourself or gps in picture.
Please don't trespass or damage mailbox. Please do not include the address in the log.