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From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to Anthrax: How the US Postal Service Shaped a Nation
- The U.S. Postal Service, founded in 1775, is celebrating its 250th anniversary this Saturday, becoming a vital communication link for Americans.
- The Postal Service has evolved from delivering mail via horseback to utilizing airmail, which began on May 15, 1918.
- In 1970, the U.S. Postal Service became a self-sustaining agency following a strike demanding better wages, as mentioned by the National Association of Letter Carriers union.
- The agency has faced challenges, including an anthrax scare that changed mail monitoring and worker protection, as noted by historian Stephen Allen Kochersperger.
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Stamp unveiled in Smithfield commemorates 250th anniversary of Postal Service
Smithfield was home to one of the first 60 post offices created when the Continental Congress named Benjamin Franklin as the nation’s first-ever postmaster general on July 26, 1775 – nearly a year before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The date makes the 1752-founded town and the organization that would become the U.S. Postal Service each older than the United States itself. Town and Isle of Wight County officials, including Mayo…
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