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Few People Know West Virginia Was Home To The First Rural Free Delivery Service In America

April 20, 2023

Rural free delivery, a United States service providing free mail delivery to residents of rural areas, was first introduced as an official offering of the United States Postal Service (USPS) in 1896.

Where was the first rural free home delivery mail service implemented by the USPS? Right here in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

Liliana April 21, 2023 At 12:02 am

Who care at this point, when we are loosing thousands dollars. This is not relevant

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