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Rural free delivery

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Rural Free Delivery Service map

 Collection
Identifier: c-00158
Scope and Contents

The Rural Free Delivery Service, established on December 20, 1899, was the first free delivery service in the United States. This collection consists of a hand-drawn map showing the original route of Rural Postal Wagon D, of Carroll County, Maryland. A list of families receiving mail in the route cities of Union Mill and Mayberry, Maryland, is written on the back of the map.

Dates: 1899