FIRST - Rural Free Delivery in America - Charles Town, WV
N 39° 17.334 W 077° 51.598
18S E 253340 N 4352736
A historical marker located in front of the old Charles Town Post Office in Charles Town, West Virginia, proclaims that the "first rural free delivery in America" started here.
Waymark Code: WM4G3E
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2008
Views: 27
The historical marker text reads as follows: "Founded in 1786 by Charles Washington, brother of the President. Here John Brown was tried and convicted of treason. Home of W.L. Wilson, Postmaster General, 1896, who here started the first rural free delivery in America."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 10/01/1896
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