National Rural Letter Carrier, Golden Jubilee, The

Publication

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Jefferson County Museum

The National Rural Letter Carrer Front Cover

The National Rural Letter Carrer Front Cover

Name/Title

National Rural Letter Carrier, Golden Jubilee, The

Entry/Object ID

LIB697

Description

This edition of the National Rural Letter Carrier focuses on the advent of rural free delivery. While this practice was started by 5 different appointees in 1896, Harry C. Gibson of Charles Town claimed to be the first rural carrier, since he started working several weeks before its official implementation.

Acquisition

Accession

00

Source or Donor

Found in collection

Acquisition Method

Gift

Publication Details

Author

National Rural Letter Carriers Association

Date Published

1946