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Rural Free Delivery (1896)

Published: Sept. 29, 2022, 11:27 a.m.

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It\\u2019s September 29th. This day in 1896, a postal worker sets out to deliver the mail to ten rural towns in West Virginia. It\\u2019s the start of the Rural Free Delivery service.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the program changed the way Americans got their mail, lined the pockets of the politicians and businessmen who backed the project \\u2014 and transformed the country\\u2019s infrastructure. Plus: can you really mail a baby?

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