Historic northern Minnesota log post office razed after nearly 90 years of operation
LAKE GEORGE, Minn. - Postcards claimed this log cabin nine miles east of Itasca State Park on Hwy. 71 was the world’s smallest post office.
The Post Office Department opened the first commercial telegraph on April 1, 1845
On April 1, 1845, the Post Office Department launched Samuel Morse’s telegraph into the wider world.
From 1825-1874, a nimble postal system expanded with the nation
As 1825 dawned, the American postal network was still known as the General Post Office — but not for long. By the 1830s, it was renamed the Post Office Department.
Mass Shooting at Montclair Post Office Remembered 30 Years Later
A former colleague shot Scott Walensky, 41, Ernie Spruill, 56, Robert S. Leslie, 37, George Lomaga, 59, and Dave Grossman, 45, in the head at the rear of the post…
An American postal network? It was a revolutionary idea
On July 26, 1775, about three months after the first clash between American Colonists and British soldiers in Massachusetts, Colonial leaders established a postal system and named Benjamin Franklin its…
The Founders knew an independent Postal Service is vital for democracy
The Post Office Act helped spread commerce and civic associations that were the lifeblood of the nation in the early 19th century.
The Postal Service, older than the nation, was about more than mail
The latest government agency that President Donald Trump wants to disrupt is older than America itself.
Two new PMG biographies are available
The Postal Service has published biographies of two former postmasters general — Joseph Habersham, who served from 1795 to 1801, and John A.J. Creswell, who served from 1869 to 1874.
Monuments to Postal History
U.S. Postal Service history is deeply entwined with America’s story. From our beginning, we’ve played a pivotal role in some of the most significant chapters of our country’s growth, binding…
The first U.S. Christmas stamp was issued Nov. 1, 1962
For years, customers had requested that the Post Office Department issue a Christmas-themed stamp. On Nov. 1, 1962, their holiday wish was granted