Read Thread: Hellooooooooo!
Re: Hellooooooooo!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #970185 by Rocklun
Jan 11, 2019 12:01pm
I humbly disagree
Re: Hellooooooooo!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #970185 by Rocklun
Jan 11, 2019 12:21pm
Snopes: WRONG!
Correct Answer:
The United States Post Office Department began installing public letterboxes in the 1850s outside post offices and on street corners in large Eastern cities. U.S. letterboxes were initially designed to be hung or supported, and were mounted on support pillars, lamp-posts, telegraph poles, or even the sides of buildings. By the 1880s, these letterboxes were made of heavy cast iron to deter theft or vandalism. As letterbox volume grew, they were replaced with other free-standing models. After the late as the 1960s, most letterboxes were replaced with a rigid plastic variety that could be more easily placed in any desired location, such as "Prayer Rock". The rest is history.
Re: Hellooooooooo!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #970193 by Rubaduc
Jan 11, 2019 3:35pm
So true. And now that I think about it, Wanda and Pete have probably found most of them, just not logged them.
Re: Hellooooooooo!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #970193 by Rubaduc
Jan 11, 2019 6:53pm