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First Rural Mail Route

Kingfisher County
Location: on US-81 in Memorial Park in Hennessey
Coordinates: 36.1108233,-97.8993253
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Government; Mass Communication; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation

Oklahoma's 1st rural mail route was established at Hennessey on August 15, 1900, with Albert W. Darrow as carrier, his salary at $500 a year. J. A. Felt was the Hennessey postmaster. Route ran east over 24 miles, serving population of 700, in 31 square miles.

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